Predictors of adolescent truancy: The importance of cyberbullying, peer behavior, and parenting style

This study extends the truancy literature by exploring correlates of both committing and numbers days truant among Spanish secondary school students. The incorporates cyberbullying, peer parenting style as key predictors. Several count data regression models are estimated using a nationally representative survey students (N = 37,476; Mage 15.73; 50.9 % females). results suggest that cyberbullying play significant role in student’s decision to commit truancy, while plays whether or not (OR 1.61) number (IRR 1.41). These reducing promoting specific styles may serve reduce this direct effect reduction could be further increased indirectly via social multipliers.