Variables transdiagnósticas en el consumo de tranquilizantes y ansiolíticos en estudiantes universitarios ecuatorianos de la Modalidad Abierta y a Distancia

Abstract

Abstract: The consumption of tranquilizers and anxiolytics has increased in the university population, especially among those who face non-traditional study modalities, such as the open and distance modality. The present study focuses on analyzing the relationship between psychological inflexibility and perceived stress with the consumption of tranquilizers and anxiolytics in Ecuadorian university students of the Open and Distance Modality. There was a sample of 157 students aged between 18 and 66. years (M= 38.66), to whom an Ad hoc questionnaire and various instruments were applied psychological measures, such as the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS10), the Acceptance and Action (AAQ-II), and the Alcohol, Tobacco and Substance Use Screening Test (ASSIST-II). The results indicated that the students with the highest frequency of consumption They presented higher levels of psychological inflexibility and perceived stress (p < 0.001). These findings can be fundamental for the development of interventions and programs of more emotional support, aimed at reducing the consumption of these substances in the population university student.