Relación entre el uso problemático de las TIC el uso de sustancias y su impacto en la salud mental en estudiantes de bachillerato de la ciudad de Quito, en el año electivo 2015- 2016

Abstract

Abstract: This research is exploratory, descriptive and transversal. The objective is to establish the relationship between the problematic use of ICT, the use of psychoactive substances and its impact on mental health in students of first and second years of high school, in zones 8 and 9; districts 6, 9, 4; and circuits 6, 5 and 17D 04 Centre of the city of Quito, in the year 2015-2106. The research use a sample of 150 students aged between 14 and 17 years old, distributed evenly in three types of educational institutions: public, fiscomisional and private; those who applied a test composed of eight questionnaires. The results of the research shows that there is no problematic use of ICT or psychoactive substances. None cognitive, behavioral or physiological changes demonstrates a problem in the mental health of the students. It is recognized that social support could be an important element for the existence of these elements.