Prevalencia de la salud mental, Capital psicológico y satisfacción laboral en docentes ecuatorianos en el sector sur de la ciudad de Ambato durante el año 2024

Abstract

Abstract: Mental health is the state of general well-being, while psychological capital is the optimization of mental resources, while job satisfaction is feeling fulfilled with the work environment and environment. The objective was to determine the prevalence of mental health, psychological capital and job satisfaction in Ecuadorian teachers in the southern sector of the city of Ambato during the year 2024. A quantitative, non-experimental approach was used, with a cross-sectional design. descriptive. The sample was 58 teachers from two public institutions, the Ad Hoc Sociodemographic and Labor Questionnaire, Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21), Psychological Capital and Job Satisfaction were applied. The results show prevalence of anxiety, depression and stress of 27.12%, 16.94% and 10.16% at a moderate to extremely severe level, respectively; In addition, there are high levels of psychological capital and job satisfaction. In conclusion, although there are teachers with symptoms of anxiety, stress and depression, the majority have high levels of psychological capital and are satisfied with the work environment.