Bullying can effectively affect the well-being of a student at not only the physical but also the emotional level. In that regard, there exists a need for schools to come up with strategies on how to minimize the same. In this text, I develop the profile of bullies and their victims. Further, I highlight the impact of bullying and how it can be prevented. What is Bullying?

School bulling in basic terms has got to do with all forms of harassment that take place within the school premises. The said harassment is in most cases peer-to-peer. This is the meaning of bullying that will be adopted in this text. According to Spielberger (2004), bulling has a number of essential elements, that is: "It is intentional, it is repeated over time, and there is an imbalance of power between the bully and the victim."

Bullying: Profiles of the Bully and the Victim

A Bully's Profile

Bullies typically exhibit a number of distinctive characteristics. To begin with, bullies as Huesmann (1994) points out tend to be aggressive towards their peers. As the author further points out, bullies could also display some level of aggression towards their siblings, parents, or even teachers. In general terms, aggression could manifest itself in a number of ways, i.e. It could be verbal, physical, or passive. For instance, an aggressive student is more likely than not to pick up fights with others, issue threats to peers, use abusive language, or be generally hostile to others. Constant...

In that regard, they are more likely to engage in violence than their peers. A student who bullies his or her peers could also have a lower self-esteem. In that regard, bullying becomes a tool for seeking respect and attention as the perpetrators of the same struggle to cover up their own misplaced insecurities. It can also be noted that generally, bullies tend to be physically stronger than their victims (Huesmann, 1994).
A Victim's Profile

Just like is the case with most bullies, victims of bullying also exhibit a number of distinct characteristics. It is however important to note from the onset that "one cannot explain the bullying as a consequence of the victims themselves being provocative to their peers" (Huesmann, 1994). To begin with, students with submissive personalities are more likely to be bullied than those with assertive personalities. For instance, a child who cries at the least provocation could be a target of bullies who derive pleasure from touting others. The fact that a submissive student cannot defend him or herself makes such a student a perfect victim for bullying.

Next, it is also important to note that in comparison to their counterparts who do not experience bullying, victims of the same tend to be introverts with fewer friends. In a way, students in this category could be victims of…