Prevalencia de la salud mental, capital psicológico y satisfacción laboral en docentes, del sector urbano y rural de la Ciudad de Cañar y Cantón El Tambo

Abstract

Abstract: The mental health of teachers is of research interest, since the professional teaching practice generates stressful events that require emotional regulation in the teacher. The objective of this research was to determine the prevalence of mental health, psychological capital and job satisfaction in teachers from the urban and rural sectors of the cantons of Cañar and El Tambo. A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out in a population of 39 teachers from these cantons, to whom the job satisfaction test (Job Satisfaction Scale), psychological capital (PCQ-24), and mental health (DASS-21). The research results show that psychological capital and job satisfaction have high indicators (136.13 and 73.08 respectively), while mental health showed relatively high indicators in terms of severity cases that require professional health care (stress severe 5.1%, severe anxiety 15.4% and severe depression 10.3%). The conclusions show that most of the teachers have good mental health, job satisfaction and psychological capital, there being a minority group that shows severity rates in mental health.