Here’s a little breakdown on the different roles within relational aggression. Though it focuses on girls, as most relational aggression articles do, it outlines the dynamics of this type of covert abuse quite nicely.
Relational aggression in real life often involves considerable overlapping of roles, particularly among those who may not be in the extreme roles such as main aggressor or target. However, it’s not uncommon for even those roles to switch quickly with targets fighting back with the same type of behavior. This depends on the social network of each individual.
Sometimes it is very clearly black and white. But sometimes life just isn’t that neat and tidy.
http://www.spsk12.net/departments/specialed/Relational%20Aggression.htm
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