Identificación del estrés en docentes de educación básica y bachillerato de una institución pública situada en la zona norte del cantón La Concordia durante la pandemia de Covid 19

Abstract

Abstract: The general objective of the present research was to identify the factors related to stress in school and high school teachers of a public educational institution located in the north of La Concordia canton during the school year 2021. The research developed a methodology that was based on a non-experimental quantitative design, of a cross-sectional research type with an exploratory and descriptive scope, 46 teachers participated in the research, and they were selected through an accessibility-accidental sampling. The instruments the researcher used were: Ad Hoc Questionnaire, Maslach Chronic Work Stress Inventory [MBI-GS]; Maslach and Jackson (1986), Techno-Stress Questionnaire: Salanova et al., (2007), Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) and Multidimensional Coping Styles Assessment Scale (BRIEF-COPE/28). The most representative results show that most of the sample teachers do not present a risk of burnoute. They showed mild depression, anxiety, or stress levels, concerning technostress, where more than half exhibited low levels of anxiety, fatigue, and skepticism. Finally, it is concluded that in this investigation the affectation in terms of mental health is minimal,and it is determined problem-based coping could be a protective factor against stress.