Prevalencia de la salud mental, capital psicológico y satisfacción laboral en trabajadores ecuatorianos del centro de la ciudad de Azogues

Abstract

Abstract: The present work shows the different indices on mental health, psychological capital and job satisfaction in Ecuadorian workers from the downtown sector of the city of Azogues who work in public and private institutions. The research is of a non-experimental type applied to a sample of 74 workers who work in different areas. To collect data, the survey technique was applied with the application of four questionnaires in which variables related to: sociodemographic data, anxiety, depression, stress scales, job satisfaction scales and psychological capital scales; Cronbach's Alpha was used to measure the quality and precision of the measurements. The results of the research indicate that the variables depression, anxiety and stress are below what is required, indicating that there is deterioration in mental health in the sample studied, job satisfaction and psychological capital are in optimal conditions, presenting high efficiency. , optimism, resilience and high hope, demonstrating that workers are capable of developing professional and individual skills and competence, to reverse the negative findings obtained, it is recommended that continuous evaluations be carried out to maintain good results.