The peer  microsystem  involves  children interacting   with and  socializing   with   one another.  Children’s  peer  relationships  are  critically important to their sense of well-being and adjustment. South  Korea  has  been  characterized  as  a collectivist culture which  places  primary  emphasis  on things such as: peer  group  awareness over  individual  concerns,  sensitivity  to  others,  and  the minimization  of  conflicts (Hong et al., 2013). Thus,  it  is  no  surprise that  bullying  intervention  programs  in  South  Korea  have focused specifically on peer groups of bullied students as well as students in the general population.  Because it is usually peers who bully other peers, these studies aim to try and fix this problem at the source: Peer Microsystem (Literature and Studies)