Salud mental, capital psicológico y satisfacción laboral en docentes de educación secundaria del cantón Pedro Vicente Maldonado

Abstract

Abstract: The research conducted on educators in the province of "Pichincha", aimed to determine the prevalence of mental health, psychological capital and job satisfaction in teachers of the canton "Pedro Vicente Maldonado" during the year 2022, the methodology used for the study had a quantitative approach, non-experimental research, cross-sectional design to obtain descriptive data with mean scores and standard deviation; The sample consisted of 42 participants, in which different instruments were used for data collection, such as the AD Hoc sociodemographic and labor questionnaire, depression, anxiety and stress scales (DASS-21), psychological capital and job satisfaction scales, which allowed evaluating the variables of the study conducted. The results obtained show a perception of anxiety, depression and stress at mild and moderate levels, in addition to a high perception of psychological capital showing a high level of hope, and finally a high perception of job satisfaction, with intrinsic satisfaction prevailing in the population.