Bullying is a typical group phenomenon which is affected by peer pressure. Each children has different power and participant roles in their group, and they are aware of how they are perceived by classmates. This affects how bullying is developed and how they act in the bullying situation.
Children and adolescents vary in the power they possess in their interpersonal relationships. There are some children who have a power advantages over others. They can be bullies, and they wield their power to victims.
Besides of power, each children has their own participant roles in bullying process: bullies, victims, reinforcers, assistants, defenders, and outsiders. Bullying may be regarded as a peer group phenomenon in which children have different participant roles. The roles also can be used as a method to get rid of bullying.
