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 unidades educativas de la zona 3: fiscal, distrito 18D06, circuito 18D06C05; fiscomisional, 18D02, circuito 18D02C03_04_08; y, particular, 18D01, circuito 18D01C05_12, en la ciudad de Ambato, año 2016 /

Abstract

The present study describes the relationship between the problematic use of ICTs, substance use and their impact on the mental health of 166 students (52 women and 114 men) aged 14 to 17, who are in the first and second years of school. Bachelor's degree in three educational establishments in zone 3: fiscal, fiscomisional and private, in the city of Ambato, in 2016, to which a battery of eight questionnaires was applied, in order to evaluate the correlation between the use of ICT, Substance use, and mental health indicators. The data collected indicate that there is no problematic use of ICT, nor is there a problem substance use, in the sample investigated. A direct relationship was found between the use of ICT and substance use, and an inverse relationship between these two variables and the indicators of mental health in adolescents, in both sexes. It was also found that social support and positive personality traits are relevant indicators of good mental health.