Sense of self-control and peer violence among adolescents

Mladostniki zelo veliko svojega časa preživijo v šoli, kjer so obdani z vrstniki. Normalno je, sploh v letih, ko mladostnik odrašča, da med mladostniki prihaja do konfliktov. Vendar pa je tudi pomembno, da te konflikte mladostniki rešujejo na nenasilen način. Pri tem lahko pomagajo odrasli tako, da mladostnika učijo nenasilne komunikacije in krepitve samokontrole. Namen magistrskega dela je bil raziskati razlike v samokontroli mladostnikov in nagnjenostjo ter izpostavljenostjo k nasilju glede na spol, prav tako pa je bil cilj preučiti povezanost teh konceptov in nekaterih sociodemografskih značilnosti. V prvem delu magistrskega dela je avtorica prikazala teoretične osnove in dognanja preteklih raziskav o samokontroli in medvrstniškem nasilju. V drugem delu pa je prikazala rezultate raziskave, kjer je sodelovalo 256 udeležencev, od tega je bilo 115 fantov in 141 deklet. V vzorcu so sodelovali samo dijaki. Pri zbiranju podatkov so bila najprej zastavljena osnovna vprašanja, ki so se nanašala na medvrstniško nasilje, nato pa sta bila uporabljena še dva merska pripomočka: Lestvica samokontrole (BSCS) in vprašalnik merjenja medvrstniškega nasilja (PRONA). Rezultati so pokazali, da so dekleta bolj izpostavljena medvrstniškemu nasilju kot fantje, fantje pa so bolj nagnjeni k izvajanju medvrstniškega nasilja kot dekleta. Izkazalo se je tudi, da višja kot je starost mladostnikov, manjša je nagnjenost k nasilnemu vedenju. Udeleženci, ki so bolj nagnjeni k izvajanju nasilnega vedenja, imajo manjšo samokontrolo. Izkazalo se je tudi, da višji kot je letnik šolanja, večja je samokontrola posameznika.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\u27s thesis was to explore the differences in adolescents\u27 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\u27s 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