Relación entre el uso problemático de las TIC, el consumo de sustancias y su impacto en la salud mental de los estudiantes del primero y segundo año de bachillerato

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Abstract: This research work aims to establish the relationship of problematic use of ICT, substance use and its impact on mental health in high school students from Ecuador, whose overall objective is to analyze the distribution of substance, use of ICT and mental health indicators, it is conducted through a descriptive and exploratory cross design, for a sample of 162 students was used. Studies showed a low level in both the excessive use of ICT and consumption of substances and narcotics, in addition to the investigated students have a level of considerable social support, psychosocial characteristics are age-appropriate, with a level quite low of teenagers with behavior problems. Keywords: Use of ICT, social support, substance abuse, adolescence, they are complemented by personal contribution of each researcher, consecutively the methodology used same as was exploratory, descriptive and cross detailing, plus analysis of the data investigated.