Salud Mental, capital psicológico y satisfacción laboral en trabajadores ecuatorianos

Abstract

Abstract: In a new era of industrialization where work overload is increasing, preserving mental health in the organizational field is a recurring theme. For this reason, the objective of this research was to determine the prevalence of the variables of mental health, psychological capital and job satisfaction among workers in the city of Lago Agrio. To achieve this objective, non-experimental quantitative research with a cross-sectional design was carried out on a non-probabilistic accidental-accessibility sample of 58 professional workers from public and private entities, to whom the DASS-21 scale, CapSi questionnaire and job satisfaction scale were applied as evaluation instruments. The results revealed high percentages of absence of depression (93%), anxiety (81%) and stress (88%); in the CapSi, averages of 38.07 in Efficacy, 38.67 in Hope, 34 in Resilience and 29.26 in Optimism were obtained, while in total satisfaction a mean of 89.52 was obtained. Finally, the conclusion is that the working conditions are acceptable, and we encourage to continue monitoring the mental health status of the workers.