Ths study aimed to understand the characteristics of the emotional- behavioral problem extents and types between the children showing school refusal and normal children. As shown in the result of this study, there are statistically significant differences in the characteristics of the emotional- behavioral problem extents and types between the children showing school refusal and normal children. The developments of many kinds of intervention programs and selecting methods will be needed in the future to explore the ways to overcome these differences and to intervene them early.