Modelo Empírico, Descriptivo y Predictivo Para el Compromiso de Identidad en el Chat en Adolescentes Escolares Chilenos

an empirical descriptive and predictive model of multiple regression on the relationships between identity involvement in the chat and mental health, sex, grade and modality of chat in a sample of 385 male and female high school students, from santiago de chile, is presented. the instruments used were: a questionnaire about internet usage, an identity compromise scale in the chat and a youth mental health scale. results indicate that both, mental health and type of chat, predicted compromise of identity in the chat. it was observed a greater compromise among female teenagers from 9th and 10th grade who used open and mixed chat.