Prevalencia de la salud mental, capital psicológico y satisfacción laboral en docentes de una unidad educativa del sur de Quito

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Abstract: The general objective of this research is to establish the prevalence of mental health, psychological capital and job satisfaction in Ecuadorian teachers of an educational institution located in the south of the city of Quito in the year 2022, for which a quantitative and descriptive research approach was used. The following instruments were applied to a sample of 38 education workers: Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS - 21), Ad Hoc Sociodemographic and Work Ad Hoc Questionnaire, Job Satisfaction Scale and the Psychological Capital PCQ-24. The results obtained were that 92.1% of the teachers had mild stress and only 7.9% had moderate to severe stress; in the case of anxiety, there was a high percentage with mild levels and 20.10% had moderate and severe levels. In the case of depression, 89.5% have mild depression and the rest have moderate to severe depression, thus concluding that, in general, teachers have anxiety, depression and stress, with a predominance of mild levels in all the variables mentioned.