en <span style=font-size:11pt><span style=line-height:normal><span style=font-family:Calibri,sans-serif><b><span lang=ES-PE style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4472c4>Aims:</span></span></span></b> <span lang=ES-PE style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif>Cyber victimization can generate a series of negative effects on the mental, physical, and social health of those affected, triggering anxiety, depression, and other emotional problems. The aim of the study was to determine the relationship between cyber victimization and depression in high school students in the province of Tumbes, located in northern Peru. </span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style=font-size:11pt><span style=line-height:normal><span style=font-family:Calibri,sans-serif><b><span lang=ES-PE style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4472c4>Instrument & Methods:</span></span></span></b> <span lang=ES-PE style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif>The sample of this non-experimental, cross-sectional, and quantitative study consisted of 372 high school students between 11 and 18 years of age. The Cyber Victimization Questionnaire (CBV) was used as an instrument, obtaining a Cronbach's Alpha reliability of 0.902 in a pilot test. The Beck Depression Inventory-II was also used, with a Cronbach's Alpha reliability of 0.921. </span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style=font-size:11pt><span style=line-height:normal><span style=font-family:Calibri,sans-serif><b><span lang=ES-PE style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4472c4>Findings:</span></span></span></b><span lang=ES-PE style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif> Using Spearman's Rho correlation method, there was a significant and positive relationship between cyber victimization and depression (two-sided p-value=0.0001). Likewise, the linear regression model showed that cyber victimization was a significant predictor of depression to a degree of 32.2% (R²=0.322; p-value =0.0001). </span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style=font-size:11pt><span style=line-height:normal><span style=font-family:Calibri,sans-serif><b><span lang=ES-PE style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4472c4>Conclusion:</span></span></span></b><span lang=ES-PE style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif> Cyber victimization is significantly related to and predictive of depression.</span></span></span></span></span><br> Mental Health,Depression,Students,Adolescent, 31 36 http://hehp.modares.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-79026-1&slc_lang=en&sid=4 E.J. Ruiz-Guaranda 1003194753284600316810 0009000505585655 Yes Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, National University of Tumbes, Tumbes, Perú M.A. Saavedra-López 1003194753284600316811 000000034913933X No Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, National University of Tumbes, Tumbes, Perú X.M. Calle-Ramírez 1003194753284600316812 0000000277731800 No Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, National University of Tumbes, Tumbes, Perú R.M. Hernández 1003194753284600316813 0000000312632454 No Research Department, Norbert Wiener Private University, Lima, Perú G.A. Ezcurra-Zavaleta 1003194753284600316814 0000000298942180 No Department of Administration, Faculty of Economic Sciences, National University of Tumbes, Tumbes, Perú M. Rojas-Pisfil 1003194753284600316815 0000000186950450 No Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, National University of Tumbes, Tumbes, Perú G.E. Imán-Tineo 1003194753284600316816 000000033364039X No Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, National University of Tumbes, Tumbes, Perú