Research Paper W/ turn it in report

Mccusker Week 3 Assignment

The two research studies can be defined as being correlational. This can be said to be true because the researchers had an opportunity to investigate the aspect of bullying and how this process occurs. Moreover, the two studies also wanted to understand the impact of bullying on the victim and the one who commits the act of bullying. From the two studies it is evident that the researchers focused on a number of given variables in order to determine how these variables relate to the aspect of bullying. Therefor the research study wanted to determine if there exist a correlation or a relationship between these variables and the aspect of bullying. These studies were carried out in the field. The researchers in these two cases had to collect data from the field in order to come up with clear conclusions about this particular matter at hand. Additionally, trying to understand the aspect of bullying required the researchers to be on the field and understand the various aspects associated with bullying (Jaana & Sandra,2014).

From the two studies it is evident that bullying includes the aspect of humiliation. This means that a bully uses his prominence or his physical appearance to intimidate and humiliate another individual. This causes the individual being bullied to develop low self-esteem and thus ends up being a social misfit. It is also evident from the two studies that bullying can also lead to the development of social problems and that there is nothing good that is associated with this particular aspect. Additionally, it is also evident that bullying also leads to problems related to emotional factors of an individual and when in extreme bullying can result to physical pain. There are a number of conclusions that cannot be drawn from the two studies. To start with, the studies do not give a well outlined approach on how to end bullying in schools, instead the studies have only provided possible interventions. This means that more should be done in order to come up with conclusive measures of dealing with menace. Moreover, the two research studies did not also focus on how bullies can be integrated into the society after they realize that their actions are not acceptable (Dake, Joseph,Price, James Telljohann,& Susan,2003).

There are a number of strengths associated with this method of study. The fact that the two researches were conducted on the field means that the researchers were able to have firsthand information on bullying. Moreover, the fact that the researches were correlational, means that the researchers were able to understand how bullying relates to other various factors. Limitations on this research design may have included the fact that correlation does not necessary imply causation. This means that bullying cannot be justified by trying to imply that it is caused by various reasons. Secondly, this type of research design depends entirely on data provided and it does not go beyond that. In future research, such studied should focus more on trying to understand how this menace can be handled without having to bring out the aspect of discrimination. Moreover, the research should also focus more on the causes of bullying and this can help come up with preventive measures especially at the school level.

References

Dake, Joseph A;Price, James H;Telljohann, Susan K The Journal of School Health; May (2003). The nature and extent of bullying at school

Jaana Juvonen & Sandra Graham, (2014). Bullying in Schools: The Power of Bullies and the Plight of Victims