Influencia de la personalidad en factores psicosociales y la salud mental de la población adulta ecuatoriana en la ciudadela Mucho Lote, perteneciente a la ciudad de Guayaquil 2022

Abstract

Abstract: The following research presents the influence that personality has on psychosocial factors and mental health of the Ecuadorian adult population, therefore through a quantitative, non experimental approach, whose design is transversal and descriptive, with a sample of 56 adults between 18 to 64 years old, divided equally by gender; Five instruments were used to obtain the information, including: The Ad Hoc Sociodemographic Inventory, K-SF-42, Young's Scheme, Brief A and PHQ 4 and the Ten-Element Personality Inventory (TIPI 10). The results show a personality inclination towards responsibility, sincerity and extroversion. Also, the psychosocial variables distributed in Life History, Impulsivity and Adverse Experiences detail that the participants have a slow life history and low levels of impulsive behavior. Adverse experiences showed an average of 2.84, comprising a lower perception of traumatic events such as, for example, abandonment. Finally, the levels of anxiety and depression related to mental health show that the symptoms of these mental illnesses were more pronounced in the female gender.