Salud mental, capital psicológico y satisfacción laboral en los docentes de dos instituciones públicas rurales y dos urbanas del cantón Zapotilllo, provincia de Loja, durante el año 2023

Abstract

Abstract: In the educational field, the mental health of educators is a fundamental factor that impacts both personal well-being and professional performance; this way The research aims to determine the prevalence of mental health, capital psychological and job satisfaction in teachers of two rural public institutions and two urban areas of the Zapotillo canton, province of Loja, during the year 2023; the research with a non-experimental design, quantitative as well as descriptive and cutting cross-sectional, where a non-probabilistic sample of rugged accessibility was established of 45 teachers. The instruments used are: Ad-Hoc Questionnaire, DASS-21, SL and PCQ 24. The results of which reflect mild scores of the mental health dimensions (anxiety 97.8%, depression 84.5%, stress 88.9%); The average overall satisfaction is 77.80 (intrinsic 39.55 and extrinsic 38.24); while, the average psychological capital is of 139.86 (hope 37.51, efficacy 35.00, resilience 33.51 and optimism 32.46). It concludes that the majority of teachers do not present significant alterations in mental health.