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

The present research project analyzes the distribution of psychosocial variables related to substance use and mental health in 44 adolescents between the ages of 14 and 17 (22 women and 22 men) in the first and second years of high school in an educational unit of the city Of Guayaquil, Ecuador; For which a battery of instruments has been applied that determine risk and protection factors as predictors of mental health and problematic substance use, being the variables considered: perceived stress, consumption of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, inflexibility Psychological, type A personality; Resilience, social isolation, depression and anxiety; And, vital satisfaction. The results of the data collected show a significant relationship between the variables evaluated and the mental health of adolescents of both sexes, as well as with the consumption of alcohol, tobacco and other substances, observing 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.