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

Abstract

Abstract: In the present investigation, variables of mental health, psychological capital and job satisfaction in Ecuadorian teachers are analyzed. The objective was to determine the prevalence of mental health, psychological capital and job satisfaction in teachers of the "Sabino Eipacio Rosales Panchana" Educational Unit of the public sector in the Balao canton of the Guayas province during the year 2022. The research has a quantitative approach, non experimental design, cross-sectional and descriptive. The sample was made up of 43 teaching professionals who worked at the "Sabino Eipacio Rosales Panchana" Educational Unit, applying instruments such as the Ad Hoc Sociodemographic and Labor Questionnaire, Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales [DASS-21], the psychological capital instrument and the Job Satisfaction Scale. As a result, it was obtained that the perception of mental health, the majority percentages of the three dimensions, are located at a slight level. Regarding the severe level, anxiety shows a considerable percentage, what these results show is that there is a certain affectation in regards to anxiety.