Prevalencia de la salud mental, capital psicológico y satisfacción laboral en trabajadores del cantón de Tena, provincia de Napo durante el año 2024

Abstract

Abstract: The general objective of this research is to determine the prevalence of mental health, psychological capital and job satisfaction in workers in the Tena canton, province of Napo during the year 2024. The methodology used was a quantitative, non-experimental, descriptive and transversal approach where The sample was 59 workers (35 men and 24 women) from the public and private sectors. For data collection, some evaluation instruments were applied: The Ad Hoc Sociodemographic and Work Questionnaire, depression, anxiety and stress scales (DASS-21), psychological capital (PCQ-24) and job satisfaction. The main results obtained show that a high percentage of respondents present a level of absence of mental health variables (anxiety, stress and depression). Likewise, in psychological capital, hope is the most prominent factor in workers. Regarding job satisfaction, extrinsic satisfaction is the main component. It can be concluded that these results present a favorable development within workers in levels of anxiety, depression and stress, highlighting that the greater the psychological capital, the greater the job satisfaction.