Prevalencia de la salud mental, capital psicológico y satisfacción laboral en docentes de bachillerato en el cantón El Pangui

Abstract

Abstract: The objective of this research was to determine the prevalence of mental health, psychological capital and job satisfaction in high school teachers in the southern sector of the canton of El Pangui during the year 2022. The research approach was quantitative, and the data was collected. obtained through the applied instruments (surveys). The instruments used were a Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS - 21) prepared by Lovibond and Lovibond (1995), Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ-24) (modified) by Luthans and Youssef (2007) and the general scale of satisfaction was developed by Warr et al. (1979). The sample consisted of 44 data from teachers, however, due to data purification, the processed sample was 43 data. In mental health, positive results were evidenced since the majority are in a mild level of stress, anxiety, and depression; in the hope variable it represents a higher value in psychological capital while in the optimism variable it is the lowest. In terms of intrinsic job satisfaction, it obtained the highest value.