Salud mental, capital psicológico y satisfacción laboral en trabajadores ecuatorianos de instituciones educativas en las provincias de Guayas, Los Ríos y El Oro durante el año 2023

Abstract

Abstract: The present study titled "Mental Health, Psychological Capital and Job Satisfaction in Ecuadorian workers from educational institutions in the provinces of Guayas, Los Ríos and El Oro during the year 2023" adopted a quantitative approach and a transversal/descriptive. The sample was made up of 59 workers from educational institutions in the provinces of Guayas, Los Ríos and El Oro during the year 2023. The general objective was to determine the prevalence of mental health, capital psychological and job satisfaction in these workers. For this, they used instruments such as the sociodemographic and labor questionnaire, the DASS-21 scale, and the Psychological capital and job satisfaction scales. The analysis revealed that there is a low level of anxiety, depression and stress among workers, with the majority of the population not experiencing any of these issues. Regarding psychological capital, it was found that hope is the factor with the highest mean score and greatest variability, followed by effectiveness, resilience and optimism. Intrinsic satisfaction was above average, while extrinsic satisfaction showed a relatively high level. In general, overall satisfaction was high, with considerable variability in responses. These Results suggest that workers in general have a good state of health. mental and a high level of satisfaction in their work.