Being bullied in adolescence: A phenomenologic study

Bullying is a common phenomenon that involves repeated intentional infliction of harm (physical, verbal, or social) to someone less powerful. Although bullying has been accepted as a normal childhood experience, it can result in a number of negative outcomes, including psychosomatic complaints, depression, suicide, and even homicide. A review of the literature found many research studies related to bullying, but only one phenomenologic study. Understanding what the experience of being bullied is like for those who endure it is an essential element in understanding and addressing the phenomenon of bullying; The purpose of this phenomenological investigation was to understand and describe the adolescent experience of being bullied. Three adolescent male participants were interviewed about their experience. Using Colaizzi's method of interpretation, two main themes were isolated from the verbatim transcripts, (1) The Importance of Connection and (2) Ways of Dealing With It.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Nursing

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Year

2003

Author dc:creator

• Lesperance, Linda Louise

Contributors dc:contributor

• Cheryl Bowles

Statement dc:rights

• IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/rtds/1492

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:oasis.library.unlv.edu:rtds-2491