Identificación del estrés en docentes de educación básica y bachillerato de una institución privada al norte de Quito, durante la pandemia de COVID-19

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Abstract:The objective of this research is to identify the factors related to stress in basic and high school teachers of a private institution located north of Quito during the year 2022. The methodology used was quantitative, not experimental, transectional (transversal), exploratory transectional, descriptive transectional with a non-probabilistic sample of 40 teachers. The instruments used in the research were Ad-Hoc sociodemographic and labor questionnaire, Maslach burnout Inventory, Techno-stress Questionnaire, Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS 21), Coping Styles Scale (BRIEF-COPE-28). Among the results more relevant was found at a high level of burnout, emotional exhaustion at 20.0%; for technostress ineffectiveness occupied 7.5%; in mental health stress was at 5.0% in severe level; while for coping strategies the average was 24.10 in focused on the problem. In conclusion, stress is related to inappropriate work situations in teleworking, which leads to symptoms of exhaustion, tiredness, fatigue, loss of energy directly affecting the performance of their tasks.