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Studies investigating the association between school climate and school truancy have primarily been conducted in Western countries, and less is known about the underlying mechanisms. This study investigates the mediating effect of bullying victimization in the relationship between school climate and school truancy and the moderating effect of resilience in the relationship between bullying victimization and school truancy. Data are obtained from 11,666 Chinese adolescents in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). The results illustrate that a more positive school climate is related to a lower level of school truancy. Moreover, a more positive school climate is related to a lower level of bullying victimization, thereby resulting in a lower level of school truancy. Furthermore, resilience moderates the relationship between bullying victimization and school truancy, with more substantial effects for adolescents with lower resilience. Theoretical contributions and practical implications are discussed.
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The authors appreciate the support from the Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Innovation Research Center. The authors also appreciate the assistance in providing data of PISA 2018.
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This study was funded by the MOE (Ministry of Education in China) Project of Humanities and Social Sciences (Grant No. 22YJC880024).
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Jiang, C., Chen, S. & Jiang, S. Escape from School: Linking School Climate, Bullying Victimization, Resilience and School Truancy in a Moderated Mediation Model. Child Adolesc Soc Work J (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-024-00965-0
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