Child anxiety could be major part in school absenteeism

Updated:6 years, 11 months ago

New Delhi, Feb 28 (ANI): A new research now finds that anxiety can be a factor in poor school attendance among children and young people. The study, by the University of Exeter Medical School conducted a systematic review, which analysed all available evidence in the field. The study, published in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, increases our understanding of the link between anxiety and poor school attendance, particularly when unexcused. The team categorized school attendance into the following categories: absenteeism (i.e. total absences); excused/medical absences; unexcused absences/truancy; and school refusal, where the child struggles to attend school due to emotional distress, despite awareness from parents and teachers. Lots of things about school can trigger anxiety in children and it is important to realise that while we all get anxious about something, anxiety that is severe can have a major impact on children’s development. The researchers concluded that anxiety is highly treatable and there are effective treatments. It is also important to understand that anxiety can lead to impulses to avoid the thing that makes one anxious. Although this avoidance reduces anxiety in the short term, it makes it even harder to cope with the trigger next time and so makes the problem worse.

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Child anxiety could be major part in school absenteeism

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