Prevalencia de la salud mental, capital psicológico y satisfacción laboral en docentes ecuatorianos de la ciudad de El Coca y el sector rural de la ciudad de Quinindé

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Abstract: The present research work was carried out with the objective of "Determining the prevalence of mental health, psychological capital and job satisfaction in high school teachers in the central sector of the city of El Coca and in the rural sector of the city of Quinindé, during the year 2022 . The methodology used in the work had a quantitative, non-experimental approach, cross-sectional and descriptive design. The population is made up of 42 Ecuadorian high school teachers from the aforementioned sectors. Among the instruments applied for the collection of information, the following questionnaires were used: Ad Hoc sociodemographic and labor; depression, anxiety and stress scales (DASS-21), psychological capital questionnaire and job satisfaction. Stress, anxiety and depression, according to the results, show that the perception of mental health in teachers is of a mild category ; Regarding the psychological capital in teachers, this is positive, meaning that there is efficacy, hope, resilience and optimism among teachers; Finally, the level of job satisfaction of teachers is good, which indicates that they are satisfied with the work environment in which they carry out their daily activities.