Salud mental, capital psicológico y satisfacción laboral en docentes del sector Unión Milagreña y San Antonio del cantón Joya de los Sachas

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Abstract:The purpose of this research was to determine the prevalence of mental health, Psychological capital and job satisfaction in basic education and high school teachers of the rural sector Unión Milagreña and San Antonio of the Joya de los Sachas canton during the year 2022. This methodology had a quantitative approach, non-experimental type, with a transversal and descriptive. The sample included 38 education teachers basic and high school in the aforementioned sector. From the above, it has been evident the following: stress presents a mild level of 94.7% in the mental health variables, while anxiety and depression show a mild level of 89.5%. Regarding the capital psychological of the teachers, an average effectiveness of 35.32 is observed, an expectation of 37.18, a resilience of 33.18, an optimism of 33.08 and a total psychological capital of 139.39. Regarding teachers' job satisfaction, a intrinsic satisfaction with an average of 42.11, an extrinsic satisfaction of 41.61 and a overall satisfaction of 83.71. In conclusion, stress, anxiety and depression affect the teachers, with high prevalence at mild levels, positive psychological capital and high job satisfaction.