Arthur Maerlender

Jan 7, 2025 | psychologytoday.com | Arthur Maerlender |Patricia Gail Bray

By Arthur Maerlender, Ph.D., ABPP-CN, and Patricia Gail Bray, Ph.D.Bullying is defined as the systematic abuse of power. It is an aggressive and/or intentional behavior to harm by peers that is carried out repeatedly. There is typically an imbalance of power between the victim and the bully, whether actual or perceived (Olweus, 1993).