When bullying occurs, a triad develops or three camps emerge, and these are the bully, the victim, and the bystander. Often we think of bullying occurring during childhood because we believe that children lack the developmental and social skills to avoid becoming members of these three camps. However, bullying events can occur throughout the lifespan because during the lifecourse humans will encounter unmet needs. Therefore, bullying and being bullied does not necessarily depend on environmental factors and nature, although they are components of how humans manage the process of becoming a bully or being bullied. Unmet needs are the foundation that drives aggression, apathy, and feelings of helplessness and hopelessness. Unmet needs can be lack of the basic necessities of life or barriers to self-actualization. When communities, schools, organizations, and individuals identify and honestly label unmet needs through reflection and assessment and without bias or stereotype allocate resources to resolve those unmet needs, bully triads will dissolve.
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