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The present research was designed to explore the role of cognitive emotion regulation strategies on the association of cyber-bullying victimization and psychological distress among students. By using convenient sampling technique, 400 students (Male, n = 182 and Female, n = 218) from educational institutes of Wah Cantt, Rawalpindi and Islamabad participated in the present study. Cyber-bullying victimization scale (Lee et al., 2017), Kessler psychological distress scale (K-10) (Kessler & Mroczek, 1992) and a short version cognitive emotion regulation strategies (CERQ-Short) (Garnefski & Kraaij, 2006) were utilized. Findings of study revealed that cyber-bullying victimization and psychological distress are significantly positively associated. Findings further depicted a significant negative relationship between cognitively and emotionally regulated adaptive strategies and psychological distress. Findings further revealed a significant positive correlation between that maladaptive strategies and psychological distress. Moderation revealed that cognitively and emotionally regulated adaptive strategies dampens the relationship of cyber-bullying victimization and psychological distress and maladaptive strategies strengthen this relationship. The study findings suggest that promoting awareness of and training in adaptive cognitive and emotional regulation strategies may be an effective intervention and prevention method for psychological distress resulting from cyber-bullying victimization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]