Abstract

ANDRADE, Luis de; SILVEIRA, Mariana da; MELO, Jose de  and  COLARES, Viviane. Nicknaming in adolescence: a scoping review. Psic., Saúde & Doenças [online]. 2023, vol.24, n.2, pp.657-669.  Epub Oct 31, 2023. ISSN 1645-0086.  https://doi.org/10.15309/23psd240219.

They were analyzed characteristics of studies in the scientific literature that address the theme "Nicknaming in adolescence". The methodology involved a scoping review, which followed the PRISMA-ScR guidelines (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyze - Extension for Scoping Reviews). From the 297 works found, 23 made up the final selection. Few were the studies which objective involved the term “nickname”, synonyms or derivatives. It was found that the tendency of publications has been to address the theme of nickname in its pejorative dimension, within bullying and / or as name calling, and specifically associated with issues of gender and sexual orientation. Almost all studies (21) were carried out in the school context. In addition, there was a predominance of studies with a quantitative approach and cross-sectional design. Given the scarcity of literature and the influence that the phenomenon of nicknaming can apply to social relations and the construction of identity of adolescents, it is considered essential that more researchs be produced on the subject, without restrict the nicknames in your pejorative way. In addition, the importance of carrying out studies with other types of designs is highlighted, so that adolescents can be given an opening to delve into more subjective aspects of the subject.

Keywords : Adolescent; Nickname; Name-calling; School; Social sciences.

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