Best practices in the design and use of mobile applications: a systemic constructivist approach based on the overall mental health of adolescents

• Autores: Ceberio , Marcelo R., Putallaz, Paula Romina
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2025
• Institución: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistas.upch.edu.pe:article/7652
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.upch.edu.pe/index.php/RPH/article/view/7652
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: adolescencia; tecnologías digitales; aplicaciones móviles; psicología global; constructivismo sistémico; adolescence; digital technologies; mobile applications; global psychology; systemic constructivism; adolescência; tecnologias digitais; aplicativos móveis; psicologia global; construtivismo sistêmico

This article analyzes recent findings on the use of mobile applications (apps) for mental health in  adolescents from a systemic constructivist approach. Evidence regarding theirusefulness, limitations, and quality criteria is synthesized, emphasizing the need to establish best-practice principles that integrate clinical efficacy, safety, credibility, usability, co-design with young users, and ethical-cultural considerations. The analysis reveals a widespread absence of empirical validation in many available apps and proposes guidelines aimed at strengthening their role as a complement to traditional mental-health care strategies, framed within a global perspective and the paradigm of complexity.