Influencia de la personalidad en factores psicosociales y la salud mental de población adulta ecuatoriana en la ciudad de Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas durante el año 2023

Abstract

Abstract: Psychosocial factors refer to the interactions that occur between a person and the social, occupational, school and family environment (Bravo, 2019). The present research aims to describe psychosocial variables in Ecuadorian adult population in the city of Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas and to relate personality traits with mental health indicators during the year 2023, the methodology was conducted through a non-experimental study, quantitative approach, cross-sectional, descriptive and correlational. The sample is composed of 39 adults from the city of Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, with an average age of 18 to 64 years. The instruments used were the Ad Hoc sociodemographic questionnaire, ten-item personality inventory TIPI 10, life history K-SF-42, adverse experiences Young's schema questionnaire, impulsivity BRIEF A and anxiety and depression PHQ 4. The results obtained show that responsibility is the predominant trait, life history is the outstanding psychosocial variable, the male sex obtained a higher score in anxiety and depression, finally, there is a significant negative correlation between emotional stability with anxiety and depression, that is, emotional stability is associated with better mental health.