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checklist , Beck depression inventory and the Scale for evaluation of bullying behaviour in their schools. Their parents also completed Overt agression checklist and Beck depression inventory. Results: Adolescents who presented themselves as bullies in school had more agression in their families than those adolescents who were not involved in school violence. Also adolescents whose parents had high scores on the Beck depression inventory and had autodestructive impulses had statistically higher scores on the Overt agression checklist compared with other group of adolescents whose parents were not depressed. We documented that 17% of adolescents were victims of school bullying. Those adolescents had statistically significant higher scores on the Beck depression inventory than the adolescents who were not involved in the school violence. Conclusion: The present study revealed that the level of agression in families has influence on the agressive behaviour of adolescents in their schools.