Understanding the Effects of Bullying

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Bullying is the intentional power misuse in relationships and interaction with others through repeated physical, verbal, and social behavior (Wilmot & Hocker, 2010). Bullying intends to bring about physical and psychological harm. The conflict goals in chapter three are important elements in growing, unlike bullying. Bullying relates to the conflict goals in a number of ways. First, bullying shows power imbalance, while conflict goals are characterized by equal power in relationships (Wilmot & Hocker, 2010). Secondly, in bullying, the victim is usually upset, and the bully is not, while in conflict goals, both parties are upset. Third, in bullying, there is usually no need or desire to resolve the conflict, while in conflict goals, there is the need to solve the problem and restore the relationship (Reknes et al., 2016). Fourth, conflict goals usually occur occasionally while bullying conflicts are ongoing. Finally, bullying is serious and causes severe emotional and physical threats, while conflict goals do not seem to damage the parties' emotional stat...