Normal Peer
Conflict
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Bullying
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Equal power or friends
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Imbalance of power, not friends
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Accidental
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Purposeful
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Equal emotional
reaction
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Strong emotional
reaction from “target”, little or no reaction from “bully”
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Not seeking power or attention
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Seeking power,
attention, or material things
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An effort to solve the problem
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No effort to solve the problem
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Motivated by a
disagreement
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Motivated by a
specific characteristic
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