Prevalencia de la salud mental, capital psicológico y satisfacción laboral en docentes de la ciudad de Cuenca, provincia del Azuay, durante el año 2022

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Abstract: This study takes relevance from the repercussions of mental health variables (anxiety, stress and depression), which hinder the ability of high school teachers to develop adequate work results and maintain good interpersonal relationships in the daily context. The present research analyzed the prevalence of mental health, psychological capital and job satisfaction in 39 high school teachers in the city of Cuenca in high school teachers in private schools, through the application of the Ad Hoc Sociodemographic and Job Questionnaire, Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21), Psychological Capital and Job Satisfaction. The results indicated a prevalence of mild stress in 94.9%, mild anxiety in 84.6%, mild depression in 97% of the sample; as for psychological capital, a value of 136.54 was obtained above the mean and job satisfaction in teachers of 78.74 in relation to the mean, concluding the importance of the approach and promotion of mental health in this type of contexts.