Prevalencia de la salud mental, capital psicológico y satisfacción laboral en docentes de dos unidades educativas de la ciudad de Ibarra - Ecuador

Abstract

Abstract: The study aimed to determine the prevalence of mental health, capital Psychological and job satisfaction in Ecuadorian teachers from Ibarra. It started from a quantitative, non-experimental, transversal and descriptive approach methodology; the sample was made up of 54 teachers; The Ad Hoc questionnaire was used sociodemographic and occupational, the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale DASS 21, Work-Family Interaction Questionnaire and psychological capital PCQ-24. HE They obtained prevalence of anxiety at severe levels with 11.1%, in stress 3.7% and 3.7% of teachers were depressed. All factors of psychological capital exceeded the midpoint of the scale: hope (mean 35.39), efficacy (mean 33.46), resilience (mean 34.22), and optimism (mean 33.15). Job satisfaction exceeded midpoint (mean 73.24), with the intrinsic level being greater than the extrinsic level. HE concludes that at a general level there is a low prevalence of mental health problems where anxiety reaches higher levels, psychological capital at moderate levels and in terms of job satisfaction we find relatively high levels in aspects intrinsic and extrinsic.