Adicción a redes sociales y ciberbullying en estudiantes de la IES comercial 45 Puno, Perú 2026

Abstract

Background: Social media addiction and cyberbullying among high school students represent an urgent educational challenge with significant emotional, social, psychological, academic, and familial implications for their holistic development. Objective: To determine the relationship between social media addiction and cyberbullying among high school students at the IES Comercial 45 Emilio Romero Padilla in Puno, Peru, in 2026. Methodology: The research was conducted using a quantitative, basic-theoretical approach with a correlational scope and a cross-sectional, non-experimental design. The sample included 280 students selected through stratified probability sampling. Results: The study found that the majority of students exhibited medium (47.9%) and high (48.6%) levels of social media addiction, primarily linked to medium (27.1%) and high (32.1%) cybervictimization. The dimensions of obsession, lack of personal control, and excessive use showed very high positive correlations (Rho = 0.84-0.86; p < 0.001), confirming significant, consistent, and statistically robust associations in adolescents. Conclusion: This study confirms that social media addiction is significantly associated with cyberbullying in secondary school students. The relationship between these two variables is validated by very high positive correlations, which lends statistical strength to the model. These findings highlight a relevant educational risk and underscore the need to implement socio-emotional interventions and digital self-regulation strategies to reduce adolescent vulnerability to cybervictimization.