今日文獻趨勢聚焦於拒學/曠學行為背後的「心理社會共病」與「系統性風險因子」，特別是社交焦慮、網路成癮及自殺風險的關聯；同時凸顯了辨識『逃學』與『懼學』在臨床處遇上的核心差異。
BMC psychology · Network analysis of school refusal behavior and internalizing and externalizing problems among Chinese adolescents.
運用網絡分析揭示拒學行為與青少年內化（如焦慮憂鬱）及外化問題的複雜節點關聯，為臨床精準介入提供了具體的路徑。
Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists · A major cause of school refusal, social anxiety disorder in children and adolescents is neglected.
強調社交焦慮症是導致兒少拒學的關鍵且常被低估的因子，呼籲臨床應將其視為核心評估對象並重新審視DSM診斷準則。
The Journal of school health · Truancy, Psychosocial Distress, and Risk Behaviors in School-Going Adolescents: Insights From a National School-Based Survey in the Philippines.
確認「未經請假的曠課（逃學）」與孤獨、焦慮、自殺企圖及物質濫用高度正相關，建議將逃學視為心理健康崩潰的早期預警指標。
Addictive behaviors reports · Trends and Behavioral Correlates of Excessive Screen Time Among Swedish Adolescents: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study (2017-2023).
發現過長的螢幕使用時間（遊戲、社交媒體）與睡眠不足、身心症狀及學校缺勤（曠課/拒學）有顯著且一致的相關性。
Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · A comprehensive outside-of-school intervention to promote school attendance and achievement during the COVID-19 pandemic.
證實參與密集的校外輔導計畫能顯著降低弱勢青少年的學校缺課率，並提升學業成績，顯示非傳統教育環境的支持潛力。
International health
探討西非四國因月經衛生資源不足與文化污名化所導致的學校缺席問題，強調生理與環境因素對女性受教權的影響。