TY - JOUR
T1 - A Systematic Review of Research Strategies Used in Qualitative Studies on School Bullying and Victimization
AU - Patton, Desmond Upton
AU - Hong, Jun Sung
AU - Patel, Sadiq
AU - Kral, Michael J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015, © The Author(s) 2015.
PY - 2017/1/1
Y1 - 2017/1/1
N2 - School bullying and victimization are serious social problems in schools. Most empirical studies on bullying and peer victimization are quantitative and examine the prevalence of bullying, associated risk and protective factors, and negative outcomes. Conversely, there is limited qualitative research on the experiences of children and adolescents related to school bullying and victimization. We review qualitative research on school bullying and victimization published between 2004 and 2014. Twenty-four empirical research studies using qualitative methods were reviewed. We organize the findings from these studies into (1) emic, (2) context specific, (3) iterative, (4) power relations, and (5) naturalistic inquiry. We find that qualitative researchers have focused on elaborating on and explicating the experiences of bully perpetrators, victims, and bystanders in their own words. Directions for research and practice are also discussed.
AB - School bullying and victimization are serious social problems in schools. Most empirical studies on bullying and peer victimization are quantitative and examine the prevalence of bullying, associated risk and protective factors, and negative outcomes. Conversely, there is limited qualitative research on the experiences of children and adolescents related to school bullying and victimization. We review qualitative research on school bullying and victimization published between 2004 and 2014. Twenty-four empirical research studies using qualitative methods were reviewed. We organize the findings from these studies into (1) emic, (2) context specific, (3) iterative, (4) power relations, and (5) naturalistic inquiry. We find that qualitative researchers have focused on elaborating on and explicating the experiences of bully perpetrators, victims, and bystanders in their own words. Directions for research and practice are also discussed.
KW - bullying
KW - children
KW - peer victimization
KW - qualitative research
KW - school
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85002213708&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1524838015588502
DO - 10.1177/1524838015588502
M3 - Article
C2 - 26092753
AN - SCOPUS:85002213708
SN - 1524-8380
VL - 18
SP - 3
EP - 16
JO - Trauma, Violence, and Abuse
JF - Trauma, Violence, and Abuse
IS - 1
ER -
