title: A Systematic Review of Research Strategies Used in Qualitative Studies on School Bullying and Victimization.
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.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA dupatton@umich.edu.
authors.forename: Desmond Upton
authors.initials: DU
authors.lastname: Patton
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.|Department of Social Welfare, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jun Sung
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.affiliation: School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Sadiq
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kral
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D058445:Bullying; D002648:Child; D019548:Crime Victims; D036262:Empirical Research; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012107:Research Design; D012574:Schools; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: bullying; children; peer victimization; qualitative research; school