Four decades of research on school bullying: An introduction.

By Shelley Hymel, Susan M. Swearer. American Psychologist, 2015

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Bullying in schools: the state of knowledge and effective interventions (2017, background): “Bullying peaks during middle school years (i.e. 12–15 years), and tends to decrease by the end of high school (Hymel & Swearer, 2015).”
Bullying and Students With Disabilities: Examination of Disability Status and Educational Placement (2015, background): “…form of bullying can present through direct (i.e., physical, verbal) and indirect (i.e., relational, electronic) manifestations of peer aggression (Hymel & Swearer, 2015; Rose, Simpson, & Moss, 2015), where prolonged involvement is associated with detrimental short- and longterm outcomes…”
Investigating associations between school climate and bullying in secondary schools: Multilevel contextual effects modeling (2017, background): “Bullying is now recognized as a serious problem in schools around the world (Hymel & Swearer, 2015), with evidence that involvement in bullying, as a victim or a perpetrator, affects children and adolescents’ physical and mental health.”
So you want to study bullying? Recommendations to enhance the validity, transparency, and compatibility of bullying research (2017, background): “Bullying is a serious topic that has generated steadily increased attention from governments and the general public (Hymel & Swearer, 2015).”