Análisis de las variables psicosociales asociadas a la salud mental y consumo de sustancias en estudiantes de primero y segundo año de bachillerato en una unidad educativa de la ciudad de Guayaquil, Ecuador, 2015 perteneciente a la zona 8, distrito 09D03, circuito C01_02_03

Abstract

Abstract: This research project analyzes the distribution of psychosocial variables related to substance use and mental health in 44 adolescents aged 14 to 17 years (22 women and 22 men) of first and second years of high school an educational unit of the city Guayaquil, Ecuador; to which has been applied a battery of instruments that determine the risk factors and protective as predictors of mental health and problematic substance use variables being considered: perceived stress, alcohol, snuff and other drugs, inflexibility psychological, personality type A; resilience, social isolation, depression and anxiety; and life satisfaction. The results of the collected data show a significant relationship between the variables evaluated and mental health of adolescents of both sexes, as well as alcohol, snuff and other substances, noting that most variables act as protective factors, except for the perception of loneliness that showed a slight tendency as a risk factor for both men and women.