Factores de riesgos psicosociales en trabajadores del sector norte de la ciudad de Guayaquil 2021

Abstract

Abstract: For a long time, work has been considered a risk factor for people's health, due to the conditions in which they perform in some jobs, occupational accidents have occurred that affect the physical and mental health of workers. The most immediate damage to workers' health often comes from physical, chemical and environmental threats(Moreno, 2011).The objective of this research work is to know the psychosocial risk factors that affect national and foreign workers in the northern sector of the city of Guayaquil, using the quantitative method, with a sample of 40 workers, 20 nationals and 20 foreigners from companies of the northern sector of the city, a series of instruments(Sociodemographic and labor questionnaire, 2.10.2. Maslach Chronic W ork Stress Inventory (MBI-GS), psychosocial questionnaire (COPSOQ), Psychological capital questionnaire (PCQ), depression, anxiety and stress scales (DASS-21), loneliness scale (UCLA-20), scale of resilience (ER-14)were applied that measure psychosocial risk factors, as a result of the mental healthdimensions, 10% of national workers present severe stress, compared to 5% of foreigners who present severe stress , it is clearly evidenced in the results that national workers are more exposed to psychosocial risks at work.