Adolescents spend a lot of their time in school where they are surrounded by peers. It is normal, especially in the years when an adolescent grows up, that conflicts emerge between adolescents. However, it is also important that adolescents resolve these conflicts in a non-violent way. Adults can help in this by teaching the adolescent nonviolent communication and strengthening self-control. The purpose of the master's thesis was to explore the differences in adolescents' self-control and propensity and exposure to gender-based violence. The goal was also to examine the connection between these concepts and some sociodemographic characteristics. In the first part of the master's thesis, the author presented the theoretical foundations and findings of past research on self-control and peer violence. In the second part, she presented the results of a survey that involved 256 participants of who 115 were boys and 141 were girls. Only secondary-school students participated in the sample. When collecting the data, basic questions related to peer violence were asked first. Then, two other measurement tools were used: the Brief Self-Control Scale (BSCS) and the Peer Violence Measurement Questionnaire (PRONA). The results showed that girls are more exposed to peer violence than boys. Boys are more prone to commit peer violence than girls. It also turned out that the older the adolescents, the lower the propensity for violent behavior. Participants who are more prone to engaging in violent behavior have less self-control. It also turned out that the higher the year of schooling, the greater the self-control of the individual.
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