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Abstract
<em>School Refusal Behaviour (SRB) is an action, which is in another word a child-motivated refusal to attend school or difficulty remaining in class for an entire day. The objective of this study was to identify whether there are any differences in the demographic factors regarding SRB in primary school students in Selangor. Quantitative survey method was adopted as the method of this study. The survey was conducted at the end of school term in 2016, and students were recruited from 20 primary schools in six districts in Selangor with a total of 915 students from Year 4 and Year 5 participating. The sample of students had been absent from school for more than 15% of school days in the current year. Demographic measures were implemented and the study showed a high incidence rate of SRB in primary school students in Selangor (94.9%). The analysis showed there were no gender differences although the SRB in both categories were high (M=3.9). Similarly, the study also found there were no significant differences between single parent and two-parents; and low-class and middle-class family with SRB; although the occurrence of SRB in both categories were high.</em>
Highlights
Schools have struggled for years distinguishing between truancy and school phobia for non-attending students
Discussion the study was aimed to measure demographic variables which consist of gender, single parent/two parents, and low class and middle class family and their differences with school refusal behaviour among the students
As the age category of the students in this research is 10 and 11 years old, the high rate of school refusal behaviour could be understood. This finding is congruent with previous research which suggests that school refusal behaviour is most prevalent during transition years in school (Heyne, Tonge, & Cooper, 2001); and in this case from level 1 to level 2 which is compacted with more subjects more weightage is given to the academic achievement as the teachers are more concerned in getting the students all geared up towards the upcoming Year 6 Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) examinations
Summary
Schools have struggled for years distinguishing between truancy and school phobia for non-attending students. In Malaysia, the term “school refusal” is not widely used and those children who were frequently absent from school are generally categorized as truants and the study about truancy almost always did not stress the emotional difficulties faced by the school refusers or the absence of significant antisocial or delinquent activity. According to Fremont (2003) approximately 1 to 5 percent of all school-aged children demonstrate school refusal, and the rate is similar between boys and girls (Heyne, King, Tonge, & Cooper, 2001; Kearney, 2001) These consistent findings have influenced some researchers to conclude that, gender is not highly predictive of cases of school absenteeism (Kearney, 2001). They found the families tended to live in deprived areas and were materially poor
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