Relación entre el uso problemático de las tecnologías informáticas y de comunicación (TIC), el consumo de sustancias y su impacto en la salud mental en estudiantes de primer y segundo año de bachillerato de tres colegios de la zona 6, distrito 01D02, circuitos 10 y 12 en la ciudad de Cuenca Ecuador

Abstract

Abstaract: This research is exploratory and descriptive, it analyzes the distribution of substance, the use of ICT and indicators of mental health in a sample of 152 adolescents aged 14 to 17 years by a non-probabilistic accidental sampling casual. The main technique was the survey by applying a battery with several instruments for measuring ICT use, substances, social support and psychological characteristics. The main results are: 98% of adolescents connect to social networks, the range of onset is 10 to 14 years old; parental control is low: 52% Public Educational, 37% Fiscomisional Educational, and Private Educational: 30%. 95% of adolescents have consumed substances not express, although 42% say drinking between once or twice a month. It is concluded that there is a significant percentage of adolescents connecting to social networks on weekdays an average of 10 hours in Public: 8%, Fiscomisional: 15.4% and Private: 26%; and during holidays and weekends, 12 hours or more: Public: 16%, Fiscomisional: 17.3%, and Private: 28% who would develop symptoms of addiction to ICT.