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 de bachillerato de la zona 9, del distrito Quito de los circuitos, 17D02C10 (fiscal), 17D04C03 (fisco misional), 17D09C10 (particular), en el periodo académico 2015- 2016

Abstract

The present study establishes the relationship generated between the use of information and communication technologies, substance use and the impact on mental health in first and second year students of baccalaureate. The main objective of this project is to describe characteristics of adolescents based on ICTs, frequency of substance use, and mental health indicators For this reason, the methodology used corresponds to an exploratory, descriptive and transversal design that allowed the use of a battery of psychological instruments designed to measure the variables present in the study. In this way and through the obtained results it was possible to determine that the level of substance use among high school students is low, in addition that this group of students use the internet and the cell phone to access social networks, communicate with their friends, And sometimes perform school tasks, a situation that can sometimes be negative, since many young people invest a lot of time in these activities, generating difficulties in their school performance and in the relationships they establish with the people around them