今日文獻焦點指出，拒學與曠課行為往往是青少年潛在心理困擾（如社交焦慮、內外化行為問題）的冰山一角，研究呼籲臨床人員與學校應將其視為早期警訊，並結合社區與學校資源進行全面性介入。
Australasian psychiatry · 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核心原因卻常被臨床忽略，呼籲應重新審視診斷標準並提升第一線人員的辨識率。
BMC psychology · Network analysis of school refusal behavior and internalizing and externalizing problems among Chinese adolescents.
透過網絡分析解析拒學行為與內外化精神症狀的複雜關聯，有助於找出引發拒學的核心節點症狀以精準介入。
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.
研究證實蹺課與焦慮、自殺行為、物質使用及霸凌高度相關，應將未請假缺席視為心理困擾的早期行為標記。
Public health in practice · A comprehensive outside-of-school intervention to promote school attendance and achievement during the COVID-19 pandemic.
參與密集的課後綜合支持計畫能顯著減少弱勢青少年的曠課率並提升學業成績，顯示非醫療介入的強大潛力。
Addictive behaviors reports · Trends and Behavioral Correlates of Excessive Screen Time Among Swedish Adolescents: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study (2017-2023).
過長的螢幕使用時間與睡眠不足、身心症狀及學校缺席高度相關，呼籲將數位媒體使用評估納入常規臨床訪談。
International health
資源不足地區的月經衛生管理不佳會導致女學生心理困擾與學校缺席，需透過公共衛生介入改善。