Bullying
Negative actions carried out by physical contact, words, making faces, gestures, rumors, intentional exclusion (Olweus, 1997)

3 Criteria of a Bullying Incident:
- Intentional harm
- Carried out repeatedly
- Relationship characterized by imbalance of power

Three roles of aggression: the aggressor, the target and the bystander

Aggressor or Bully
The person who chooses to hurt or damage a relationship.

Target

The person who is aggressed upon. A passive target is picked on for no reason. The provocative target may behave in such a way (eg.. annoying, poor social skills, poor hygiene) that others think he/she deserves or asks for the aggression.

Bystander or Kid in the Middle
The person or persons who are not aggressors or targets, but are caught somewhere in between. They are often scared, stuck and silent. The kid in the middle is part of a social situation as a bystander. Kids in the middle are involved in the aggression and have the potential to take action to change the situation for the target.