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Objectives: This study investigated factors related with inflicting school violence among adolescents, and examined relative accountability of those variables for inflicting school violence. Researchers analyzed the associations of peer deviant conformity, exposure to violence in media, and conflicts with parents, including alcohol consumption with school violence among high school students. Methods: The participants were 242 high school students (127 males and 115 females) who were taking special guidance for behavioral problems, with ages ranging from 14 to 18. Results: Results revealed that males showed higher levels of peer deviant conformity, exposure to violence in media, and dangerous drinking of alcohol than females. Students who drink more alcoholic beverages showed higher peer deviant conformity, exposure to violence in media, conflicts with parents, and inflicting school violence than students who drink less alcohol beverages or do not drink. Correlational analysis results indicated that all psychosocial variables in this study and alcohol consumption were significantly correlated with inflicting school violence. Accountability of alcohol consumption, peer deviant conformity, exposure to violence in media, conflicts with parents and gender was around 32.4%. In multiple regression analysis, dangerous alcohol consumption, peer deviant conformity, and exposure to violence in media were the only significant predictors for inflicting school violence. Conclusion: Peer deviant conformity was a determinant variable for inflicting school violence, and dangerous alcohol consumption and exposure of violence had additional accountability. Based on these results, researchers discussed and recommended information for further studies.