Prevalencia de la salud mental, capital psicológico y satisfacción laboral, en docentes ecuatorianos de dos instituciones educativas privadas en el sector norte de la ciudad de Quito durante el año 2023

Abstract

Abstract: The overall objective of this research is to determine the prevalence of mental health, psychological capital, and job satisfaction in Ecuadorian teachers from two private educational institutions in the northern sector of the city of Quito during the year 2023. The methodology used is a quantitative, non-experimental, and descriptive cross-sectional approach. The study sample consisted of 42 teachers from the city of Quito who answered the following data collection instruments: sociodemographic and occupational Ad Hoc questionnaire; Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21); Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ-24); and Warr, Cook, and Wall's Job Satisfaction Questionnaire. The most significant results found are: the prevalence of severe anxiety is 38.1%, for severe stress is 21.4%, and severe depression is 11.9%. For psychological capital, a mean of 127.66 was obtained, with its dimension being efficacy 32.14, hope 32.28, resilience 31.59, and optimism 29.59. Regarding overall job satisfaction, the mean was 64.38, intrinsic satisfaction 31.90, and extrinsic satisfaction 32.47. Concluding that as for psychological capital and job satisfaction, teachers present acceptable levels.