Análisis de las variables psicosociales asociadas a la salud mental y consumo de sustancias en estudiantes de primero y segundo año de bachillerato de la Zona N° 7, distrito 11D01, circuito 11D01C07_13_14; distrito 11D01, circuito 11D01C08_15_19 y Zona N° 1, distrito 10D01, circuito 10D01C04_05_07 del Ecuador 2015

Abstract

This research has as main objective to analyze the distribution of psychosocial variables associated with mental health and substance use in the freshmen and sophomore year in Zone No. 7, 11D01 district 11D01C07_13_14 circuit; 11D01 district, circuit 11D01C08_15_19 and Zone No. 1, district 10D01, Ecuador circuit 10D01C04_05_07 of 2015. The study was conducted was statistical-type cross through the survey technique, a sample of 145 adolescents 14-17 years. A battery consisting of 10 psychological instruments such as was used: socio-demographic questionnaire PSS-14, AAQ-7, UCLA, PHQ-9, type A, BRS, ASSIST, AUDIT, LSQ: The main research results were protective variables that are associated with mental health are: psychological flexibility, high resilience, low depression / anxiety, and high level of life satisfaction; that they allow you to maintain emotional stability. As for risk variables they are: Type A personality and loneliness. increased alcohol consumption was evident in men with a 17% risk consumption, while women showed a 3%.