Who gets bullied

Many researchers, especially a few years back held that victims of bullying were children who called attention to themselves. this implied that it was somehow their fault for being different.
This theory echoes the cultural attitude that victims of abuse have "asked for it" (Olweus, 2000; Fried & Fried, 1996; Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights (PACER), 2003).

It was also believed that boys were more likely to be bullies than girls, although this idea is being revised (Coloroso, 2003; Simmons, 2002).

More researchers today are saying that children become victims only because someone has decided to target them (Coloroso, 2003).

Often, victims are targeted because of some perceived deviance from accepted peer group standards (Galinsky & Salmond, 2002). Anyone can find an excuse if they look hard enough.