Future Lives of Truants

Family Formation and Health-related Behaviour

Bibliographic Data

ID5264831
AuthorsAngelika Hibbett (Carrier (United States), corresponding author), Ken Fogelman (University of Leicester)
Year1990
Volume60
Issue2
Pages171-179
Publication date1990-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBritish Journal of Educational Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-0998 • E-ISSN: 2044-8279
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.2044-8279.1990.tb00934.x
PMID2378807
OpenAlexW2034988147
LanguageEN
Citations received10

This paper examines early adult outcomes of truancy regarding family formation and health-related behaviour, and is based on data collected in the National Child Development Study, which surveyed all people in Great Britain born in the week 3-9 March 1958, at birth, and at ages 7, 11, 16 and 23. Truants compared to non-truants were found to be relatively more likely to have experienced marital breakdown by the age of 23. They had more children, and their age at the birth of their first child was younger. Truants differed little from non-truants regarding their drinking habits, but were more prone to being heavy smokers. They also showed an increased likelihood of depression. Differences remained after controlling for social background, prior educational attainment, school attendance and qualifications obtained. The authors conclude that truancy appears to be associated with subsequent marital and psychological problems in early adulthood

Attendance · Criminology · Depression (economics) · Developmental psychology · Marital status · Population · Sociology · Truancy · Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Demography · Psychology · Youth Substance Use and School Attendance

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