Prevalencia de la salud mental, capital psicológico y satisfacción laboral en docentes ecuatorianos del norte, sur y oriente de la ciudad de Quito

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Abstract: The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of mental health, psychological capital and job satisfaction in Ecuadorian teachers. It is a quantitative research with a non experimental, cross-sectional and descriptive design. The sample included 60 teachers from private and public educational institutions of pre-school, primary and secondary education located in the northern, southern and eastern sectors of Quito. The following instruments were used for data collection: Ad Hoc Sociodemographic and Labor Questionnaire, Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale DASS-21, Psychological Capital Questionnaire PCQ-24 and General Job Satisfaction Scale. As a result in the mental health variable, it was identified that most teachers have mild symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress, while in relation to psychological capital the overall mean score was 138.30 and in the job satisfaction variable it was 175.26; which concludes, that most teachers have adequate mental health and a good perception of psychological capital and job satisfaction.