Influencia de la personalidad en factores psicosociales y la salud mental de la población adulta ecuatoriana del norte del cantón El Guabo

Abstract

Abstract: Mental health is a fundamental dimension for the comprehensive well-being of the human being, since it influences the way of thinking, feeling and interacting with the immediate environment; In this sense, the risk of developing anxiety or depression disorders increases in the presence of certain personality traits evidenced by a person. Under this premise, the present work was developed with the objective of describing psychosocial variables in the Ecuadorian adult sample from the north of the Guabo canton and relating personality traits with mental health indicators. A population made up of 41 Ecuadorian adults from the north of the Guabo canton was approached, to whom the ad hoc sociodemographic questionnaire, the 10-item personality inventory (TIPI 10), the K-SF-42 life history, the Adverse experiences, BRIEF A Impulsivity and Anxiety and Depression: PHQ 4. The results showed that the relationship between psychosocial variables and personality traits is revealed in a negative way, that is, the higher the evaluation The more you obtain in a personality dimension, the less impact there is on the degree of anxiety or depression you may suffer. Similarly, in extroversion vs depression, the relationship is positive, that is, the more extroverted the person is, the less depression they develop.