Prevalencia de la salud mental, capital psicológico, y satisfacción laboral en trabajadores del sector privado de Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas

Abstract

Abstract: The present research work analyzes the prevalence of mental health in terms of stress, anxiety and depression, and identifies psychological capital by analyzing the aspects of efficacy, resilience, hope and optimism, and job satisfaction of a sample of 49 workers in the private sector of Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas. A non-experimental quantitative approach was used, with a cross-sectional and descriptive design. For the investigation, several instruments were used: Ad Hoc questionnaire, scales of Depression, Anxiety and Stress (DASS 21) by Lovibond and Lovibond; a response scale Likert to measure psychological capital; and the general job satisfaction scale developed by Warr, Cook and Wall, in the 1995 version by Pérez and Fidalgo. The results highlight that 78% of the participants reported not having symptoms of depression, 73% did not experience anxiety problems, and 80% did not experience stress. Within psychological capital, hope is the predominant variable. The satisfaction total labor force of the workers showed an average of 83.40. However, data that should not be overlooked was found that demonstrates that there are an indication of depression, anxiety and stress in a small percentage of workers, which requires the initiation of a prevention program.