In colloquial speech, bullying is most often used to describe a form of harassment perpetrated by someone who is in some way more powerful, physically or socially, than a weaker peer.
Researchers generally accept that bullying contains four essential elements.
First, the behavior is aggressive and negative.
Second, the behavior is carried out repeatedly.
Third, the behavior occurs in a relationship where there is an imbalance of power between the parties involved.
And fourth, the behavior is purposeful.
Bullying is broken into two categori.
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