Citation

Patton DU, Hong JS, Patel S, Kral MJ. Trauma Violence Abuse 2015; 18(1): 3-16.

Affiliation

School of Social Work, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1524838015588502

PMID

26092753

Abstract

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.

Language: en