As long as there are unmet needs, there will be bullies, victims, and bystanders. Organizational psychology examines the systems that foster the formation of these bully triads in schools and workplaces. Examining unmet needs may provide clues to the changes needed, such as improved policies and procedures, communication, education, and development. Cyberbullying is a systemic problem that needs to change because the delivery and scope of the interface are unbridled and lack checks and balances. The bully feeds off the rewards that temporarily meet the bully's perceived unmet needs, and victims and bystanders receive the effects of bullying, which mimic the negative control of instrumental conditioning, creating feelings of loss concerning safety, love, and belonging. The educational opportunity is to identify the triad's unmet needs and then provide support to change negative attitudes and beliefs into beliefs about empowerment, self-actualization, and self-efficacy. -Dr. Stewart
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