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

Abstract

Abstract: Referring to mental health is talking about the general well-being of people, how they The present work aimed to determine the prevalence of mental health, psychological capital and job satisfaction in Ecuadorian teachers in the city of Pelileo during the year 2022, taking into account that mental health is in continuous relationship with some other variables. It was carried out with a quantitative approach, being also cross-sectional and descriptive, the collection sample was composed of 45 teachers from the Pelileo canton of different demographic characteristics. The Ad Hoc sociodemographic and labor questionnaire, depression, anxiety and stress scales (DASS 21) and an instrument to measure psychological capital (PCQ 24) and job satisfaction were used. The results showed low indices in the variables of anxiety, depression and stress, in terms of effectiveness, hope, resilience, optimism and psychological capital, their results reached high average data and intrinsic satisfaction obtained a higher score than extrinsic satisfaction.