Salud mental, capital psicológico y satisfacción laboral en docentes del sector Joya de los Sachas

Abstract

Abstract: The purpose of this research was to determine the prevalence of mental health, psychological capital and job satisfaction in elementary and high school teachers in the rural sector of Unión Milagreña and San Antonio in the Joya de los Sachas canton during the year 2022. For this purpose, a quantitative approach methodology was used, non-experimental, with a cross sectional, descriptive design, and the instruments used were: Ad Hoc sociodemographic and labor questionnaire, Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS - 21), Psychological Capital and Job Satisfaction. The sample consisted of 38 teachers. It was found that, among the mental health variables, stress presented 94.7% of mild level, anxiety 89.5% and depression 89.5% of the same level. The findings on psychological capital in teachers show an efficacy with a mean of 35.32, hope of 37.18, resilience of 33.18, optimism of 33.08, and psychological capital of 139.39. And regarding job satisfaction in teachers, intrinsic satisfaction presents a mean of 42.11, extrinsic satisfaction with 41.61 and overall satisfaction of 83.71. It is concluded that stress, anxiety and depression affect teachers, with a high prevalence in mild levels, with positive psychological capital and high job satisfaction.