Child and Adolescent Development: Bullying and Victimization

Publication Information:

The Publication “Understanding Bullying and Victimization During Childhood and Adolescence: A Mixed Methods Study” was originally published in a journal called Child Development. The study’s place of publication was at The University of California at Riverside. The original date of publication for this study was in the January/February 2011 issue. The study was first published in print, but was made available on the web on February 3rd, 2011 (Guerra, Williams, Sadek, 2011)

Intended Audience:

“Understanding Bullying and Victimization During Childhood and Adolescence: A Mixed Methods Study” is published in a journal with a variety of readers. Child Development publishes numerous essays and articles based on the latest research. The intended audience of this particular study is for anyone interested in the topic of child development in relation to bullying. This audience could be researchers, child psychologists, child psychiatrists, social workers, theoreticians, teachers, professors, and also those who specialize in child development or childhood education. The education level of the intended audience is for those with at least a bachelors or masters degree in the social sciences field. Someone who is not familiar in the social sciences field would find this study difficult to understand.

Authors Specialized Vocabulary:

In the study, the authors use specialized vocabulary that is field specific and directed toward the intended audience. For example, a few of the words the authors use are empirical investigations, alpha coefficients, and also qualitative and quantitative data. An empirical investigation is a factual examination carried out by recording what is discovered or observed (Empir...

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