I denne studien av 2045 skoleelever ble det avdekket at sosiale forhold på skolen viser en sammenheng med elevers tanker om å slutte på skolen. De som syns de fikk lite støtte fra lærere og som opplevde ensomhet hadde i større grad tanker om å slutte på skolen.

In a cohort study of sick-listed employees who participated in a return to work-programme, the probability of returning to work was four times as high for employees who experienced a combination of low psychological job demands and high decision control. High levels of social support tripled the chance of returning.

An extensive literature review of studies examining the effect of different school dropout programs found that how the programme is implemented is more important than the content of the programme.