Bullying Profile of the victim and passive viewers

In today's article, let's see what it is Bullying victim's profile, just like him Profile of passive spectators who do not participate, but either avoid, bullying. It is important to mention that, without these two profiles, the stalker could do absolutely nothing.

Bullying victim's profile

The first thing to say is that, unlike what happens with the profile of the stalker, the Bullying victim's profile can be the most varied. Bullying victims constitute a varied and heterogeneous group.

So ... why are you chosen to this or that child as the target of the harassment of the aggressors? The truth is that there is no clear reason, and, on many occasions, it is produced by pure chance.

However, despite the above, Yes there are some factors that can multiply the risk of bullying (But, as I say, they only increase the risk, they are not decisive):

1. Suffer a disability: A first risk factor is to suffer a disability of some kind, for the same reason that will be seen at the next point. There is a difference, and the difference is used to justify harassment (it is also used as a target of teasing).
2. Belong to a minority group (be different): Belonging to an ethnic, religious, cultural or sexual minority usually contributes to being a victim of bullying. As in the previous case, the difference favors harassment.
3. Have suffered harassment: Having suffered harassment previously also contributes to suffering again. First, because the voice is running. Secondly, because there are situations of self -fulfilling prophecy by the victim.
4. Suffer a learning disorder: Suffer a learning disorder, especially in the case of language (which hinders communication -for example, stuttering), it also usually contributes to harassment.

It should be mentioned that the fact of belonging to one of these risk groups does not necessarily imply that the harassment focuses on you. And also, You may try to focus harassment on someone with those characteristics, But that your way of responding avoids continuing.

In this last sense, having an introverted or reserved personality and poor communication with parents and teachers, usually makes harassment once, this continues and forms a vicious circle.

Bullying's passive viewers profile

Seen the Bullying victim's profile, we can go to see the Profile of passive viewers, which are, ultimately, those who have in their hand the ability to prevent bullying (or that it continues to occur).

This group is the one that has a less defined profile, because it encompasses a wide variety of children of all kinds, which, in principle, it might seem only in common not to denounce their parents or teachers the abuses that they are giving.

Within the group of observers, we can differentiate two types: Active observers, who are the ones who pull the harassment and take actions such as recording them, and passive observers, that are limited to doing nothing.

It should be mentioned that passive observers are usually more numerous than assets, and It is precisely that tolerance behavior that reinforces the behavior of the aggressors, since it is a form of approval.

Generally, in the case of passive observers, that attitude tends to avoid being the next victims of harassment. It tends to think that, if an adult is informed or comes out in his defense, the focus will be changed to them.

On the part of the active spectators, the idea is often.

Generally, The stalker tends to erect the leader of this group of active viewers and other stalkers, that, in general, they share to a greater or lesser extent the psychological characteristics of the stalker (or, at least, they pretend to belong to the group).

It should be remembered the importance of passive spectators, since, when they agree and collaborate to end that type of abuse, The stalkers usually leave their practices, given the lack of approval. 

That is why campaigns to end bullying, usually have a greater degree of success when they focus on them and not on victims or stalkers.

As you can see, the Victim profiles and bullying passive spectators They are very clear. It is important to detect these profiles as soon as possible to be able to take action on the matter as soon as indications of harassment begin to be seen.

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