Prevalencia de la salud mental, capital psicológico y satisfacción laboral en docentes del sector norte de la ciudad de Ambato

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Abstract: The objective of this research was to analyze the prevalence of mental health, the Psychological capital and job satisfaction in Ecuadorian teachers from the northern sector of the city ​​of Ambato during the year 2022. The quantitative method was used, type of non-experimental research, with cross-sectional and descriptive design; the sample of teachers those who were evaluated is 38; The Ad Hoc Sociodemographic and Labor Questionnaire was applied with variables such as: age, gender, nationality, city of residence, work area, state civil, remuneration, family responsibilities, from which it was obtained that the predominant level of The perception of mental health of teachers was mild in stress and depression with 97.4% and mild anxiety with 81.6%. On the other hand, psychological capital obtained an average of 136.58 out of 168 demonstrating that work overload, responsibilities within and outside the classroom they generate emotional problems. On the other hand, it was found that satisfaction labor has an average of 73 out of 96, which allowed us to conclude that psychological capital and Job satisfaction have a significant relationship.