Search strategies for "Systematic review of qualitative research on children and young people's involvement in violence"

This file contains full search strategies for the review across the following databases: ProQuest Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA); EBSCOhost British Education Index; EBSCOhost Child Development & Adolescent Studies; ProQuest Criminal Justice Database; EBSCOhost Education Abstracts; Ovid Embase Classic+Embase; EBSCOhost ERIC; Ovid Global Health; ProQuest International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS); Ovid Medline ALL; Ovid APA PsycInfo; Ovid Social Policy & Practice; ProQuest Social Science Database; ProQuest Sociological Abstracts; ProQuest Sociology Database, EBSCOhost Teacher Reference Center; Clarivate Analytics Web of Science Core Content. Search strategies were run during January 2025. The searches include strings of terms, synonyms and subject headings to reflect the following concepts: serious violence; children and young people aged 10-24 years; qualitative research. A filter limiting to qualitative research was expanded by the team to also include terms to capture papers which include young people’s experiences was included. A published filter was added to limit to studies conducted in the UK and the search was limited to items published in 2000 to present. Details of a grey literature search, including browsing of named websites as well as an anonymous web search are also provided.

Keywords

Search strategy, Children, Young People, Violence, ASSIA, British Education Index, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, Criminal Justice Database, Education Abstracts, Embase Classic+Embase, ERIC, Global health, IBSS, Medline, APA Psycinfo, Social Policy & Practice, Social Science Database, Sociological Abstracts, Sociology Database, Teacher Reference Center, Web of Science Core Collection