Prevalencia de la salud mental, capital psicológico y satisfacción laboral en docentes de un Instituto de Educación Superior en la parroquia Kennedy, en el sector Las Acacias de la ciudad de Quito

Abstract

Abstract: The objective of this research work was to determine the level and state of Mental Health (including its components of stress, anxiety and depression), psychological capital (which includes the dimensions of efficacy, hope, resilience and optimism) and the levels of Satisfaction (intrinsic and extrinsic) in a sample of 46 teachers from a public higher education institution (at the university level) in the Las Acacias sector of the city of Quito. To carry out this research, various forms and questionnaires were used, such as the Sociodemographic and Labor Ad Hoc, the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21), the Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ-24) and the Job Satisfaction Questionnaire. (NTP 394). This study is part of a quantitative, non-experimental, descriptive and cross sectional methodology. The values obtained from these three aspects revealed values above the mean of the scale used for their evaluation that, when compared with other sources, indicate that the teachers of the evaluated institution have a good state of mental health, a solid psychological capital and high levels of job satisfaction.