This  study  was  aimed  to  identify the  school  related  factors  associated  with  School   Refusal Behaviour  (SRB)  and  the  differences  in  demographic  factors  towards  SRB.  This  study  explored  the  perceptions  of  students  and  their  parents  regarding  the  main  reinforcement  involved  in  elevating  the SRB.  The  research  design  used  the survey quantitative method.  A  questionnaire which consisted of School Related Factors and The School Refusal Assessment  Scale-Revised was used as the research instrument to collect data involving 915  year 4 and year 5  students, 915 parents and 131  class teachers across Selangor. The findings showed a high level of  SRB (M = 3.93) in primary school students in Selangor although there were no differences in the  demographic factors towards SRB; gender [t(912) = -1.10, p = 0.27],  family type  [t(912)  =   -0.438,  p  =  0.662]  and socioeconomic statu.....

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