Revisión descriptiva: adicción a internet y salud mental en estudiantes universitarios del contexto latinoamericano

Abstract

Objective: this review article aims to identify if there is influence of internet addiction on the mental health of Latin American university students, based on the review of the current evidence in relation to the categories of “mental health” “university students in countries latin americans” and “internet addiction”. The publications were analyzed according to the contexts according to the risk factors in family, academic and personal functioning, raising some consequences in the development of healthy lifestyles for university students. Methodology: a cross-sectional, non-experimental, documentary-type descriptive theoretical research study was carried out; The procedure implied that 30 national and international researches published between the period 2013 - 2021 were consulted. The scientific evidence was consulted using databases such as Scielo, Academic Google, Dialnet, Redalyc, Addictions, International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psycology, CASUS, EBSCO, PubMed, Elsevier, etc. The findings pointed out the importance of continuing to contribute to future research, and indicate the need to emphasize mental health as a fundamental aspect for the prevention of addiction in the use of the Internet.