Relación entre el uso problemático de las TIC, el consumo de sustancias y su impacto en la salud mental en estudiantes de bachillerato de Ecuador de la Zona 4 distrito 23D02 circuito C03; Distrito 23D01 circuito C02_09_10.

Abstract

The present project is called "Relationship between problematic use of ICT, substance use and its impact on mental health in high school students from Ecuador in Zone 4 district 23D02 circuit C03; District 23D01 circuit C02_09_10 ", with a sample of 157 students (109 women and 48 men) attending first and second of baccalaureate of three educational units; Fiscal, fiscomisional and private in the city of Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas, Ecuador. The objective is to analyze the distribution of substance use, ICT use and mental health indicators at the national level in high school students in Ecuador. For the development of the research the type of quantitative, transactional, exploratory and descriptive research was used. Surveys were used to determine the results, which indicate that the majority of the sample has access to ICTs and that the consumption of substances is low. It showed few disadvantages with the use of video games and a high index of Access to social networks with little supervision of parents