Prevalencia de la salud mental, capital psicológico y satisfacción laboral en docentes en una institución pública de la ciudad de Quito

Abstract

Abstract: The general objective of this research work has been to determine the prevalence of mental health, psychological capital and job satisfaction in Ecuadorian teachers in a public institution in the city of Quito. This is a quantitative study of a non-experimental research type with a cross-sectional design to interpret the prevalence characteristics of the subject of this research in the teachers surveyed. The sample consisted of 42 teachers who consolidated the information of the present investigation. The instruments for data collection were the depression, anxiety and stress scale (DASS-21); psychological capital questionnaire that assesses the dimensions of resilience, efficacy, hope and optimism; job satisfaction using a Likert scale and the Ad Hoc questionnaire. When carrying out the instruments and collecting the information obtained, it was possible to obtain that the prevalence of mental health has a significant deficit in this sample of teachers, it was also possible to verify that there is a general mean of job satisfaction and positive congruence in the dimensions of psychological capital.