Prevalencia de la salud mental, capital psicológico y satisfacción laboral en docentes ecuatorianos

Abstract

Abstract: The objective of this research work is to determine the prevalence of mental health, Psychological capital and job satisfaction in Ecuadorian teachers in the city of Quito. The research approach is quantitative, the type of research is non-experimental, the research design is descriptive, it is a non-experimental quantitative study, For this study, a sample made up of 40 teachers from the city of Quito was used. An Ad Hoc sociodemographic questionnaire was used to collect the information. labor. To investigate the first mental health variable, depression scales were used, anxiety and stress, in the case of psychological capital, the psychometric instrument that allowed evaluate each dimension of this construct, for job satisfaction a scale was used operationalized of the construct. The results show that teachers maintain positive components of mental health since low levels of alterations were found psychological, their psychological capital allows them to take on professional challenges, as well as seek excellence in their work, the intrinsic and extrinsic motivations of the institution educational are adequate allowing them to grow professionally.