Representaciones sociales sobre la salud mental de los adolescentes en condición de pobreza del municipio de San Vicente de Chucurí – Santander.

Abstract

This study is conducted under a psychosocial perspective, approaching social representations from the cognitive and social dimension, based on beliefs and/or stereotypes that guide the individual to behave in their environment. With the objective of: exploring these representations of adolescents living in poverty in the municipality of San Vicente de Chucurí /Santander before the concept of mental health, through qualitative research, for the design of a psychoeducational strategy through digital media. Participating 8 adolescents from the urban and rural area, obtaining as a result two essential aspects: well-being and disease. As well as the social determinants that influence the construction of their representations and their mental health: family, environment, school, and socioeconomic conditions.