“…With regard to bullying and victimization former studies has validated links between mental health such as poor psychological well-being (Cook et al, 2010;Frieden, Sosin, Spivak, Delisle, & Esquith, 2012;Houbre et al, 2006), anxiety (eg: Boyle, 2005;Dake et al, 2003;Frieden et al, 2012;Houbre et al, 2006;McWhirter et al, 2013;Swearer et al, 2009) and depression (Kaltiala-Heino et al, 2010;Seltzer & Long, 2012;Zou et al, 2013). More recent studies suggest that vulnerabilities such as neurological and physiological , cognitive processing (Sarafino & Smith, 2014) and fear of peer rejection (Rodkin et al, 2015) may play vital role in being a bully or a victim.…”