Salud mental, capital psicológico y satisfacción laboral en trabajadores de la ciudad de Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas durante el año 2023

Abstract

Abstract: The purpose of this research is to analyze the prevalence of mental health, psychological capital and job satisfaction in workers in the city of Santo Domingo during the year 2023, in which the studies were carried out on 71 workers, using a quantitative research approach. non-experimental type, with a descriptive cross-sectional design, using instruments such as the Ad Hoc Sociodemographic and Labor Questionnaire, Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21) and finally the operationalized scale. The results obtained in the perception of mental health do not show high levels of depression, anxiety and stress, since more than 70% remain absent. Likewise, they obtained a low index presence in psychological capital (efficacy, hope, resilience and optimism), because it has a mean of 31.23; SD=3.95 and extrinsic job satisfaction maintains a mean of 42.88; SD=8.85 and in intrinsic a mean of 37.85; SD=7.72, witnessing a low index in job satisfaction due to the manifestation of a higher average, this being important because it was possible to obtain a sample with positive results in this regard.