Prevalencia en la salud mental, capital psicológico y satisfacción laboral en docentes ecuatorianos en el año 2022

Abstract

Abstract: The general objective of this research was to determine the prevalence of mental health, psychological capital and job satisfaction in Ecuadorian teachers in the sector of Sangolquí, Cantón Rumiñahui during the year 2022. The methodology used was quantitative, non experimental, cross-sectional, exploratory, descriptive, with a sample of 35 teachers of accidental and non-probabilistic accessibility. The instruments applied were the Ad-hoc sociodemographic and labor questionnaire, Depression, Anxiety and Stress scales (DASS 21), the Job Satisfaction Scale and the Psychological Capital questionnaire PCQ-24. It was identified that there are severe levels in the anxiety dimension with 5.7%, likewise, depression and stress obtained 2.9% respectively, while the psychological capital in the evaluated teachers obtained a mean score of 139.37, in addition to a high mean in its dimensions, 33.49 efficacy, 36.94 hope, 34.26 resilience and 32.23 optimism; finally, within job satisfaction a high overall satisfaction of 74.31 was identified. It is concluded that in the mental health variables mild levels prevail. On the other hand, the variables of psychological capital and job satisfaction obtained high averages.