A selection of research reports and reviews, looking at bullying behaviour and anti-bullying interventions, strategies and approaches.

Estimating the prevalence of young people absent from school due to bullying [PDF 395KB]
Report of research carried out for Red Balloon by the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) in 2010-2011

Support from the Top v Top-down Prescription: tensions over preventing and responding to prejudice-related bullying [PDF 329KB
This article by Berenice Miles was published in the Spring 2011 issue of Race Equality Teaching (v. 29, no 2).

Bullying: NCB Library Highlight no 261 [PDF 120KB]
Summary by Professor Peter Smith (Goldsmiths) of recent research into prevalence and causes of bullying, and effectiveness of interventions.

The Essex Cybersurvey: young people talk about cyberbullying (2010) [PDF 308KB]
Report of a survey of over 1400 secondary school pupils, carried out in Essex in 2010. The Cybersurvey was developed by Adrienne Katz, Director of Youthworks Consulting Ltd.

Characteristics of bullying victims in schools (2010)
This study by the National Centre for Social Research identifies factors associated with being bullied, using data from the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England (LSYPE) which tracked over 15,000 young people between 2004 and 2006, interviewing them at 14, 15 and 16 years old.

Tellus4 National Report (2010)
Report of the fourth edition of a survey of pupils in years 6, 8 and 10. The 2009 survey included more than 250,000 pupils, and questions covered health and well-being, drug and alcohol use, future plans and and experiences of bullying. Answers to the questions on bullying form the basis of National Indicator 69, which gives a measure of how many children have experienced bullying

School bullying: research briefing (2010)
Written by Alana James for NSPCC, this briefing is based on a literature review and sums up the current state of knowledge about the nature and extent of bullying in schools, looking at the causes and what makes some young people more vulnerable than others.

Supporting young carers: survey results (2010)
Online survey of 700 young carers aged between 6 and 18, carried out by the Princess Royal Trust for Carers and the Children's Society

Girls and cyberbullying (2009) [PDF 144KB]
This is an unpublished summary of a PhD project, by Donna Kernaghan of Queens University, Belfast, looking at cyberbullying among 12-15 year old girls in Northern Ireland.

Teachers report: homophobic bullying in Britain's schools (2009)
Research from Stonewall into teacher's views on homophobic bullying in primary and secondary schools.

How can schools best support pupils showing bullying behaviours? (2008) [PDF 132KB]
This ABA briefing paper reviews widely used interventions which can be used by schools to provide support for children and young people who bully others. 

Tackling bullying in schools: a mapping of approaches (2008) [PDF 436KB]
This mapping document, prepared for ABA by the Unit for School & Family Studies at Goldsmiths, outlines the range of approaches to bullying currently being applied in English schools. 

Every school should have one: how peer support schemes make schools better (2008)
Report from Childline on the positive effects peer support can have on pupils and schools, reducing bullying and increasing attendance and self-confidence.

Enhancing Child Safety and Online Technologies (2008)
Report from US internet safety task force. Assesses how technology can improve online safety of children and young people. Includes a literature review and technical report.

School report: the experiences of young gay people in Britain's schools (2007)
Report from Stonewall on the extent of homophobic bullying in schools

Bullying and the community - research briefing (2007)  [PDF 163KB]
Review by the Unit for School & Family Studies of research on bullying outside of the school or home environment, and how this interacts with bullying within school.

Bullying and disability (2007) [PDF 908KB]
Briefing which examines the evidence about bullying of disabled children and young people, the legislative and policy context, and effective prevention strategies. 

Bystander research briefing (2006) [PDF 469KB]
This ABA briefing examines the role of bystanders in bullying situations and summarises recent research.

Cyberbullying: research report (2006) [PDF 358KB]
Cyberbullying: summary (2006) [PDF 65KB]
Report of research into cyberbullying carried out for ABA by the Unit for School and Family Studies.

NCB's Library & Information Service has a wide range of books, reports and journal articles on bullying and related topics. You can visit the library for research or study purposes or telephone/email to request a customised literature search. To find out more about opening times and charges, go to the library's pages on the NCB website.