The boy's personal construct of their interpersonal fights in Shiraz neighbourhoods (Participants: clients of Fars province Reform schools)

The purpose of this study is the development of a theoretical framework and paradigm model of boys'' personal construct of their interpersonal fights in the context of their neighbourhoods. In this regard، qualitative methodology and grounded theory have been used. The participants were 18 Shirazi boys (aged 15-18) who have been in Reform schools for interpersonal fights and were selected through purposive and criterion sampling techniques. For the construction of the theoretical framework and paradigmatic model، through 3 coding procedures، more than 50 concepts، 13 sub categories and one central category named «being bully for coping with life situations in neighborhoods» were extracted. The extracted theoretical framework outlined that boys in disadventaged social space of their neighborhood have been repeatedly exposes to different fights. These exposures desensitize and legitimize fights and leads boys to think that they may be victim of fights. Therefore fear of victimization and prediction of victimization lead them to choose essential solution. So commitment to fight is the most favorite and inevitable strategy for personal and family problem solving that is available to downtown neighborhood boys. They present and show a huge and big fight with victory that not only solves their problems but also obtaining a bully identity (Ghompoz) prevents future probable threats. Thus، in boys'' perspective، getting a bully identity in these neighborhoods is an essential way for the continuation of life that causes damage reduction and finally leads to security for them and their significant others against victimization.