Identificación de factores de Riesgos laborales Psicosociales en docentes de dos universidades en el sector norte de la ciudad de Quito en el año 2021

Abstract

Abstract: Psychosocial risks derive from deficiencies in the design, organization and management of work that can produce negative psychological, physical and social results, such as work stress, burnout or depression. The objective of our research is to identify the main factors of psychosocial occupational risks in Ecuador and the incidence that it causes in national and foreign university teachers in the northern sector of the city of Quito during the year 2021, for the present research development it was used a non-experimental, descriptive, quantitative and cross-sectional methodology with a sample of 40 professionals, 20 of whom are Ecuadorian and 20 foreign nationals who work in educational institutions. The following instruments were applied: Ad hoc Questionnaire, Maslach Chronic Stress Inventory (MBI GS), Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (CoPSoQ-III), Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ), Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21), UCLA Loneliness Scale and RS-14 Resilience Scale. The results indicate symptoms of burnout, anxiety, depression and stress, high emotional demands and job insecurity, however, the strength was demonstrated in terms of emotional and cognitive resources that help them face adversities.