Salud mental y satisfacción laboral en docentes de la zona sur del Ecuador

Abstract

Abstract: The present research had the objective of analyzing the relationship between mental health (anxiety, depression and stress) and job satisfaction in teachers in the southern area of Ecuador. A quantitative, correlational, non-experimental and transactional methodology was used, with a sample of 572 participants. The instruments applied to evaluate the variables were an Ad Hoc sociodemographic and work questionnaire, the depression, anxiety and stress scale (DASS-21) and a job satisfaction scale. The results showed that the prevalence of anxiety was 74.3% at a mild level and 25.7% at a moderate and severe level. Depression occurred in 86.2% of cases at a mild level and in 13.8% at a moderate and severe level. Stress was found in 91.3% of cases at a mild level and in 8.7% at a moderate and severe level. Regarding the correlation between the variables, the results indicated a significant negative relationship between anxiety and job satisfaction r(572) =-.383; depression and satisfaction r(572) =-.386; and stress and job satisfaction r(572) =-.371. This suggests that the greater the job satisfaction, the fewer the mental health problems.