Prevalencia de la salud mental, capital psicológico y satisfacción laboral en docentes de educación primaria y secundaria de la provincia del Guayas cantón Salitre

Abstract

Abstract: The present objective of the investigative work was to determine the prevalence of mental health, psychological capital and job satisfaction in Ecuadorian teachers in the western and eastern sectors of the city of Guayaquil canton salitre during the year 2022, through a non-experimental cross-sectional study. and descriptive, in which 41 teachers of primary and secondary education participated; With the objective of collecting information, the following instruments were applied: Ad Hoc sociodemographic and labor questionnaire, the DASS - 21 scale, the PCQ-24 questionnaire and the job satisfaction scale. From this it was possible to show that most of the teachers had good mental health with mild levels of anxiety, depression and stress; they also had positive psychological capital and were satisfied with both the intrinsic and extrinsic aspects derived from their work. In conclusion, we can say that the teachers evaluated have the necessary psychological resources to function in their profession, and this is reflected in their good mental health, psychological capital, and job satisfaction.