Relación entre el uso problemático de las TIC, el consumo de sustancias y su impacto en la salud mental en los adolescentes en estudiantes de bachillerato de la zona I, del distrito 08D01 de los circuitos 11, 12 y C06_07a del año lectivo 2015-2016

Abstract

This research had as objective to analyze the use of ICTs and the substance use of students belonging to the first and second year of high school in fiscal, fiscomisional and private educational institutions of zone 1, district 08D01, circuits 11, 12 and C06_07ª, for the academic period 2015-2016. In this research, a descriptive, exploratory and transversal design was used, involving 167 adolescents between 14 and 17 years of age. The information obtained through the application of 8 instruments, allowed to know aspects: sociodemographic, academic performance, experiences with the use of ICT, cell phone, video games, substance use, mental health, social support and the impact of these factors On the mental health of adolescents and their academic performance. The main finding in this research is about the consumption of alcoholic beverages, specifically 14.26% of the adolescents belonging to the fiscal and private institutions that have higher consumption, compared to 11.53% of adolescents. With regard to the problematic use of ICTs, there are no significant problems