Prevalencia de la salud mental, capital psicológico y la satisfacción laboral en docentes ecuatorianos en el sector Sur occidente de la ciudad de Quito

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Abstract: The objective of this research is to determine the prevalence of mental health, psychological capital and job satisfaction in Ecuadorian teachers, in the southeastern sector of Quito. This study had the participation of 36 teachers from a private institution, howing that its research design has a quantitative, non-experimental, descriptive and transversal approach. The instruments used are: Ad Hoc Sociodemographic and Work Questionnaire, DASS-21 (Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale), Job Satisfaction Scale, PSQ -24 (Psychological Capital). The results reflected that there is similarity between stress, anxiety and depression at mild levels; a psychological capital with data references in averages of efficacy M=34.39, Hope M=37.08, Resilience M=33.81, Optimism M=32.31 and Psychological Capital M=137.61; job satisfaction with a frequency of: intrinsic satisfaction M=39.75, extrinsic satisfaction M=40.14 and general satisfaction M=79.89, in conclusion, teachers find minimal effects, which could harm their life and subsequently their work, with low contribution to the institution, for this it is recommended.