Identificación de los Factores de Riesgos Psicosociales en los trabajadores nacionales y extranjeros de la ciudad de Latacunga-Ecuador,en el año 2021

Abstract

Abstract: The objective of the present research is to identify themain psychological risk factors in national and foreign workers from the city of Latacunga-Ecuador in the year 2021. The research was exploratory, descriptive and cross-sectional. A non-probabilistic and accidental-accessibilitysampling was applied obtaining a sample of 40 workers, made up of 20 nationals and 20 foreigners. The applied instruments to the sample were: Ad-Hoc questionnaire, Maslach Chronic Work Stress Inventory [MBI-GS]-Maslach andJackson (1986), Copenhague Psychosocial Questionnaire (CoPsoQ-III), Psychological capital questionnaire (PCQ), Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS 21), UCLA Solitude Scale andResilience Scale 14 items (RS-14). The analysis of the collected data shows that national workers have a medium level of burnout, high control at work, high job insecurity, a medium level of psychological capital, a high perception of loneliness and a high level of perception of resilience. However, foreign workers obtain lower salaries;suffer discrimination;receive less social support than nationals;have higher levels of depression, anxiety and stress;and have less resilience.