RT - Journal Article T1 - Social Factors Associated with School Phobia in Elementary School Students JF - qjfr YR - 2019 JO - qjfr VO - 16 IS - 3 UR - http://qjfr.ir/article-1-1229-en.html SP - 83 EP - 102 K1 - parents K1 - students K1 - school phobia K1 - family K1 - personal characteristics K1 - human and physical factors related to schools AB - The present study was carried out to identify and analyze the social factors affecting school phobia in children in three domains of personal characteristics, parental expectations for children's educational attainment, and human and physical factors related to schools. The research method was survey and the statistical population of the study was comprised of 545 parents of Tehrani elementary school students in grades one to three. The instrument included a questionnaire with Cronbach's alpha of 0.85 which showed the internal consistency of the measure. Based on the results, three factors, i.e., parental expectations for children's educational attainment, school personnel’s perception of students, and children’s experience of school environment are among the important factors associated with school phobia. More specifically, 20.2% of variance in school phobia variable is explained by the aforementioned factors. The most significant factors contributing to school phobia are parental expectations for children's educational attainment (18%), school personnel’s perception of students (1.3%), and children’s experience of school environment (0.9%), respectively. LA eng UL http://qjfr.ir/article-1-1229-en.html M3 ER -