Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Version of the Questionnaire Assessing Reasons for School Non-Attendance
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| Title: | Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Version of the Questionnaire Assessing Reasons for School Non-Attendance |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Javier Martinez-Torres (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Education and e-Learning Research. 2024 11(4):688-697. |
| Availability: | Asian Online Journal Publishing Group. 244 Fifth Avenue Suite D42, New York, NY 10001. Fax: 212-591-6094; e-mail: info@asianonlinejournals.com; Web site: http://www.asianonlinejournals.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 10 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Psychometrics, Spanish, Questionnaires, Attendance, Cultural Relevance, Test Validity, Translation, Secondary School Students, Factor Analysis, Test Reliability, Foreign Countries, Likert Scales, Gender Differences, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Diseases, Student Behavior, Psychological Patterns |
| Geographic Terms: | Spain |
| ISSN: | 2518-0169 2410-9991 |
| Abstract: | The study aimed to translate, culturally adapt and validate the Spanish version of the "Assessing Reasons for School Non-attendance" (ARSNA) originally developed by Havik, Bru and Ertesvåg in 2015 to assess the reasons for school absence in adolescents. We used the back-translation method to translate and adapt the instrument without substantially altering it. A total of 1168 Spanish adolescents (M = 15.03, SD = 2.40) enrolled in 6 secondary education institutes participated in the study. The confirmatory factor analysis establishes a four-dimensional model (FI: Somatic symptoms; FII: Subjective health complaints; FIII: Unjustified absences; FIV: School refusal) with 16 items and invariant depending on gender. The results obtained provide the Spanish version of the ARSNA with good understandability, internal consistency, and reliability for measuring the causes of lack of school attendance. This research makes a new instrument available to the Spanish population that evaluates reasons for school absenteeism. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1457065 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The study aimed to translate, culturally adapt and validate the Spanish version of the "Assessing Reasons for School Non-attendance" (ARSNA) originally developed by Havik, Bru and Ertesvåg in 2015 to assess the reasons for school absence in adolescents. We used the back-translation method to translate and adapt the instrument without substantially altering it. A total of 1168 Spanish adolescents (M = 15.03, SD = 2.40) enrolled in 6 secondary education institutes participated in the study. The confirmatory factor analysis establishes a four-dimensional model (FI: Somatic symptoms; FII: Subjective health complaints; FIII: Unjustified absences; FIV: School refusal) with 16 items and invariant depending on gender. The results obtained provide the Spanish version of the ARSNA with good understandability, internal consistency, and reliability for measuring the causes of lack of school attendance. This research makes a new instrument available to the Spanish population that evaluates reasons for school absenteeism. |
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| ISSN: | 2518-0169 2410-9991 |
