REVIEW OF LITERATURE OUTLINE

I. Bullying Contexts

a. In the first paragraph I am going to introduce the importance of context within communication, introducing face-to-face bullying and cyber-bullying.

b. In this paragraph I am going to talk about how relationships change when the context of communication changes.

c. In this paragraph I am going to talk about how traditional bullying has shifted to a cyber-context.

d. In this paragraph I am going to introduce specific ways individuals identify having been cyber-bullied, for example text message, email, or instant messenger.

e. In this paragraph I am going to discuss the roll teachers and administrators are choosing to take in relation to bullying moving to cyber-contexts.

f. In this paragraph I am going to discuss the differences between physical, verbal, relational and cyber-bullying.

g. In this paragraph I am going to summarize context research, providing suggestions for further investigation in this area.

II. Victims' Outcomes of Bullying

a. In this paragraph I am going to give a preview of relational victimization and the connection this has to outcomes of bullying.

b. In this paragraph I am going to discuss the differences between destructive and constructive communication acts, relating the destructive acts to relational victimization.

c. In this paragraph I am going to talk about demographic differences between individuals, in relation to relational outcomes of bullying.

d. In this paragraph I am going to discuss physical characteristics between individuals, in relation to relational outcomes of bullying.

e. In this paragraph I am going to talk about ethnicity and sociometric status, in relation to relational outcomes of bullying.

f. In this paragraph I am going to discuss bullying over time, in respect to relational outcomes of bullying.

g. In this paragraph I am going to talk about satisfaction of self, and of relationships, in
respect to relational outcomes of bullying.

h. In this paragraph I am going to discuss recall and outcomes of relational victimization among adults who experienced bullying in their adolescent years.

i. In this paragraph I am going to summarize what has been researched regarding relational outcomes of bullying, and areas that need to be researched further.

III. Motives

a. In this paragraph I am going to provide a preview of research focusing on motivation behind bullying acts.

b. In this paragraph I am going to discuss the social learning paradigm in relation to motivators to bully individuals.

c. In this paragraph I will discuss the need for research on motivations behind bullying, and areas where research questions will emerge.

RESEARCH QUESTIONS

In this paragraph I am going to introduce the places where previous literature is lacking, thus these research questions have emerged.

RQ1: How does the communication of bullying among teenagers differ between face-to-face settings and cyber settings?
RQ2: Why does the communication of bullying acts among teenagers differ between face-to-face and cyber settings?
RQ3: What relational outcomes does bullying have on teenage victims?
RQ4: What are the motivators causing bullies to bully peers?