Análisis de las Variables Psicosociales asociadas a la Salud Mental en los estudiantes de primero y segundo año de bachillerato de la Zona 9, Distrito 5, Circuito 4, año 2015

Abstract

The present research had as main objective, to analyze the distribution of psychosocial variables associated with mental health in students of first and second year of high school the Area 9, District 5, Circuit 4, during the year 2015. The research was descriptive, data were obtained through a battery of 10 instruments psychological, socio-demographic, test measuring stress, social support, personality, consumption of alcohol, resiliency, anxiety and depression, and life satisfaction; the same ones that were applied to 22 teenagers of first and second from high school aged between 14 and 17 years of age. Using cross-sectional data were analyzed at a specific time. The results obtained showed that the stress is the main variable of risk on the mental health of students, as well as a large majority of them has tendency to develop personality type A. Research also indicated that social support and resiliency are variable protective, finally findings revealed that there is a low consumption of alcohol and other psychoactive substances.