Prevalencia de la Salud mental, capital psicológico y satisfacción laboral en trabajadores ecuatorianos de la Dirección de Desarrollo Social Tena

Abstract

Abstract: Ti research, of a quantitative, non-experimental type and with a descriptive cross-sectional design, had as its main objective to determine the prevalence of mental health, psychological capital and job satisfaction in a sample of 60 workers from the Directorate of Social Development of Tena. Various instruments were used to collect data, such as an Ad Hoc sociodemographic and work questionnaire, the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21), a psychological capital scale and a job satisfaction scale, the results of which showed a low prevalence of anxiety, depression and stress, high indicators of psychological capital and job satisfaction, with the majority of workers presenting good mental health, although with some cases of moderate anxiety and few severe and extremely severe cases that require professional attention (2% with severe depression, 5% with extremely severe depression; 8% with severe anxiety, 10% with extremely severe anxiety; 5% with severe stress), concluding that the majority of workers have good mental health, high job satisfaction and solid psychological capital, but there is a small group with serious mental health problems who need professional intervention.