Prevalencia de la salud mental, capital psicológico y satisfacción laboral en el sector sur y noroccidente de la provincia de Pichincha

Abstract

Abstract: The objective of this research is to determine the prevalence of mental health, psychological capital and job satisfaction in Ecuadorian teachers in the southern and northwestern sector of the province of Pichincha during the year 2022, considering the mental health of teachers in the psychological capital and job satisfaction. The study that has been developed is of a quantitative approach of a non-experimental type, cross-sectional descriptive design, carried out with a sample of 46 educational professionals from public and private institutions. The Ad Hoc sociodemographic and labor questionnaire, depression, anxiety and stress scales (DASS - 21), psychological capital and job satisfaction were used. Allowing to measure the mild, moderate and severe levels of depression, anxiety and stress, the relationship between them was also obtained. It is concluded by identifying that 93.5% of teachers have symptoms that deteriorate mental health, and that psychological capital ranges from 32 to 36% on average, while only 75.35% have job satisfaction in general. Implying that there is a minority of educational professionals at severe levels.