Prevalencia de la salud mental, capital psicológico y satisfacción laboral en trabajadores ecuatorianos del sector centro de la ciudad de Loja durante el año 2023

Abstract

Abstract: The objective of this work was to determine the prevalence of mental health, psychological capital and job satisfaction in Ecuadorian workers in the educational sector. The applied methodology was characterized by being quantitative and descriptive in scope, with the non-experimental research design being cross-sectional, aimed at a sample of 43 teachers. The following instruments were applied: the Ad Hoc Sociodemographic and Labor Questionnaire, the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (Dass 21), the Scale to measure Psychological Capital and the Scale to measure Job Satisfaction. Likewise, in general, no mental health difficulties were evident, adequate psychological capital was also evident, in the same way with job satisfaction, with extrinsic satisfaction predominating and with lower scores for intrinsic satisfaction. Therefore, the incorporation of relevant and timely activities to strengthen mental health along with regular medical check-ups was considered vitally important; the implementation of programs for the intervention of the development of psychological capital; and, the incorporation of systems that allow teachers to be stimulated and promote participatory management.