Relación entre el uso problemático de las TIC, el consumo de sustancias y su impacto en la salud mental en estudiantes de primero y segundo años de bachillerato de tres establecimientos educativos de la zona 3: fiscal, distrito 18D01, circuito 18D01C10; fiscomisional, distrito 18D01, circuito 18D01C05_12; y, particular, distrito 18D02, circuito 18D02C03_04_08, de la ciudad de Ambato, Ecuador, durante el año 2016

Abstract

The present research describes the relationship between the problematic use of ICTs, substance use and its impact on mental health among students aged 14 to 17 years, first and second year of high school in three educational establishments in zone 3: Fiscal, fiscomisional and private, in the city of Ambato, Ecuador, during the year 2016. For this purpose, a battery of 8 questionnaires was applied to a sample of 159 students, men and women, in order to determine the correlation between the Problem substance use, problematic use of ICT, and predictors of mental health in the sample of adolescents. The results of the collected data indicated that there is no problematic consumption of substances, alcohol or tobacco, nor a problematic use of ICT in the sample surveyed, finding an inverse relationship between these two variables and the mental health indicators of adolescents of both Sexes. It was also found that social support and positive personality traits are relevant protective factors for this group of students