Satisfacción con la vida y riesgo de consumo de sustancias psicoactivas en estudiantes universitarios

Abstract

The objective of the study was to determine the relationship between life satisfaction and the risk of psychoactive substance use in university students, through a non experimental design of quantitative, descriptive, correlational and cross -sectional type. The participants were 216 university students from the city of Ambato -Ecuador, with an average age of 20.56, 77.3% women and 22.7% men, chosen through inclusion crite ria and a non-probabilistic intentional sampling. The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) and the Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) were applied. The results showed that there is a significant relationship only between satisfaction with life and the risk of consumption of tranquilizers and there is no relationship with any other substance; a prevalence of slight satisfaction was also found with 38.9%, followed by satisfaction with 31.5%; in addition, moderate risk levels were determined for tobacco with 21.3% and alcohol with 20.4%; and no statistically significant differences were found between the risk of alcohol consumption and sex. It is concluded that there is no relationship between life satisfaction and the risk of consumption of psychoactive substances, with the exception of the risk of tranquilizer consumption.