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

Abstract

Abstract: The purpose of this research was to determine the prevalence of mental health, psychological capital and job satisfaction in Ecuadorian teachers in the southern sector of the city of Quito during the year 2022. The study sample consisted of 44 teachers from a public institution (women= 36 and men= 8). The research design had a quantitative, non experimental, descriptive-cross-sectional approach. The instruments used for data collection were the Ad Hoc Sociodemographic and Workplace Questionnaire, Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21), Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ-24) and Job Satisfaction Questionnaire. The results showed that teachers in reference to mental health variables: anxiety (93.2%), depression (93.2%) and stress (97.7%) present a low prevalence; they have a higher psychological capital (m=150.00; SD= 14.49); they also present higher intrinsic satisfaction (m= 43.11; SD= 5.17), adequate extrinsic satisfaction (m=42.00; SD= 5.00) so they will see a higher possibility of success when facing challenges and objectives.