Prevalencia de la salud mental, capital psicológico y satisfacción laboral en docentes de educación básica y bachillerato de la ciudad de Quito en el año 2022

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Abstract: The objective of this research was to determine the prevalence of mental health, psychological capital and job satisfaction in primary and high school´s teachers of Quito. A quantitative, non-experimental and descriptive cross-sectional design study was carried out, with the participation of 44 teachers. The following instruments were applied. Sociodemographic and labor questionnaire, Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21), Psychological capital questionnaire (PCQ) and Job Satisfaction Scale. The results show that mental health variable in its three dimensions presents low leves with the following percentages (stress 93.2%, depression 86.4%, anxiety 77.3%); In addition, in psychological capital variable, hope obtained the highest score with an average of 36.07; while in job satisfaction variable, intrinsic satisfaction was the most relevant with an average of 40.59. In conclusion, the perception of mental health is good, because in its three variable presents low levels, the teachers perceive that they have high psychological capital, as well as positive intrinsic satisfaction.