• Fernanda Rojas, Constanza Bravo, Rafael Miranda, Jorge Varela, and Emanuel Pacheco.
• Fundación Katy Summer, Santiago, Chile.
• Rev Med Chil. 2024 Apr 1; 152 (4): 435443435-443.

UnlabelledThe use of digital means of communication and socialization among young people brings with it new stressors, risks, and forms of ag- gression, such as cyberbullying.AimTo evaluate the relationship between cyberbullying and major depressive symptoms in young Chileans between 15 and 29 years.MethodsSurvey through the StatKnows platform. Sampling was probabilistic and stratified with allocation proportional to the size of biphasic selection. The sample and the data were accessed virtually, respecting the bioethical standards of research with humans.ResultsAt all ages studied, the probability of experiencing depressive symptoms increases as levels of cyber aggression do, especially in the group between 19 and 24 years.ConclusionsThe results reflect various factors of emerging adulthood that make this group more vulnerable, emphasizing the importance of studying the phenomenon at non-school ages since this form of aggression is not exclusive to adolescence, and neither are its effects on mental health.

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