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

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Abstract: The objective of this research is to determine the prevalence of mental health, capital Psychological and job satisfaction in Ecuadorian teachers from the northern sector of the city of Quito during the year 2022. It was a study with a quantitative approach; with a design non-experimental, transversal and descriptive research. A sampling was used probabilistic and accidental, in which the sample was 42 teachers, whose average age is 37 years old. To collect the data, the following questionnaires were applied in their online version. Spanish: Sociodemographic and Labor Questionnaire, Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS 21), Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PSQ 24) and Satisfaction Scale Labor. According to the findings of the sample of teachers, a prevalence is observed of mild levels in the variables of anxiety, depression and stress, in the field of health mental; In psychological capital, an average of 131.00 points was obtained, which indicates that the Participants have a high level of psychological capital and on the satisfaction scale general labor, an average of 71.74 points was found, which demonstrate that those evaluated are satisfied at work, as a general conclusion and based on the results obtained, it can be stated that teacher mental health is in a favorable state.