ABSTRACT
This chapter explores sexual bullying among university students, especially where trust is betrayed, and discusses the impact of betrayal on the mental health of the person. A vignette of a sexually bullied individual highlights the lived experience in being sexually bullied and explores appropriate psychological interventions. The chapter concludes with a discussion on how universities could play a part in supporting victims of sexual bullying and implications for student counselling services. It has three core types of sexual bullying: aggressive overt; aggressive covert; resentful sexual bullying. Domination and control of a person is often the motivation of aggressive overt sexual bullying. In contrast to aggressive overt sexual bullying, aggressive covert sexual bullying is subtle and often goes undetected by others. Resentful sexual bullying is intended to distress and humiliate the victim either because the bully has a grievance against the victim or desires social status among the peer group.
