Prevalencia en la salud mental, capital psicológico y satisfacción laboral en docentes de la parroquia de Tumbaco

Abstract

Abstract: The study presented had the general objective of determining the prevalence of mental health, psychological capital and job satisfaction in Ecuadorian teachers in the Tumbaco sector of the city of Quito, Ecuador during the year 2022. To develop it, we worked with a sample not probability of accidental accessibility of 35 teachers out of a total of 210. The research had a quantitative, cross-sectional and descriptive approach. The instruments applied for data collection were the AD-HOC sociodemographic questionnaire, the depression, anxiety, and stress scales (DASS-21), the Warr, Cook, and Wall job satisfaction scale, and the Luthans PCQ-24 psychological capital. , Avolio and Avey. It is concluded that 85.7% show a mild stress level, 11.4% severe and 2.9% moderate, Efficacy values: 35.23; Hope: 35.37; Resilience: 33.97 and Optimism: 33.06, are above the midpoint of the scale, which offers a psychological capital of 135.06 considering that those evaluated have greater psychological capital, job satisfaction shown is at levels of 70.91 , with intrinsic satisfaction at 36.09 and extrinsic satisfaction at 34.83, which means that the teachers evaluated perceive greater satisfaction.