Análisis de las variables psicosociales asociadas a la salud mental en los estudiantes de primero y segundo de bachillerato de una institución educativa de la ciudad de Loja, zona 7, distrito 11d01, circuito 11d01c07_13_14, 2015

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Abstract:The main goal of the current study is to analyze the psychosocial variables related to drug consumption, and mental health in first and second graders of baccalaureate. For the current study, different surveys were applied to gather relevant information. Among the surveys applied we have: Perceive Stress Scale (PSS-14), Avoidance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-7), Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), among others. The descriptive method was applied for this study; it allowed us to identify and analyze the psychosocial variables related to substance consumption. The 51 participants who responded to the questionnaires were first and second graders of baccalaureate from a public High school of the urban area of Loja city; participant ages fluctuated form 14 to 17 years. The results of the current study showed that alcohol and drugs consumption, in Loja city, is low; besides, it was determined that the psychosocial variables that affect teenager's mental health and influence them into substance consumption were stress, anxiety, depression, among others.