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  • Students at risk: how do students' perception of socio familiar characteristics condition their attitudes and behaviour in the class? Sara Conde Vélez Mª del Pilar García Rodríguez Mª de la O Toscano Cruz Educación dropout Students at risk construct validity compulsory secondary education socio familiar characteristics Dropping out of school early is a major social problem that needs to be addressed, given the negative consequences for the individual, as well as the high social costs involved. Combatting early school leaving is one of Europe’s Sustainable Development Indicators and a challenge for many schools. We present the results of the project “Pupils at risk of dropping out” carried out in Andalusia (Spain). This community has a very high dropout rate (21.6% on average) compared to the European average (around 10%). We analysed the risk factors for school dropout among pupils in this community by relating their attitudes and behaviour in the classroom to their socio-family characteristics. The methodology used was quantitative. Two scales were administered to a representative sample of 1426 students: one measuring students’ perceptions of socio-familial characteristics and the other gauging pupils’ perceptions of student attitudes and behaviour in the classroom, both based on the work of Fortin et al. (2006) and Lessard et al. (2008). The main results point to the relevance of family characteristics in student behaviours and attitudes, with family involvement not being as influential as a predictor of such behaviours. The main conclusion we draw is that socio-family characteristics influence the attitudes and behaviour of pupils in the classroom, perceiving the importance of education within the family as the main characteristic. 2023 artículo científico 1139-613X https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=70675286011 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/706/70675286011/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/706/70675286011/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/706/70675286011/70675286011.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/706/70675286011/movil https://doi.org/10.5944/educxx1.33279 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=706 Educación XX1 application/pdf Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia Educación XX1 (España) Num.2 Vol.26