Prevalencia de la salud mental, capital psicológico y satisfacción laboral en docentes ecuatorianos del sector norte de la ciudad de Quito en el año 2024

Abstract

Abstract: Mental health, psychological capital and job satisfaction are important elements for the performance and well-being of teachers, emphasizing in the field of basic education, where they face personal and academic complexities. The general objective was to determine the prevalence of mental health, psychological capital and job satisfaction in Ecuadorian teachers in the northern sector of the city of Quito during the year 2024. A non-experimental quantitative approach, cross-sectional and descriptive design was used; the sample consisted of 54 teachers, the instruments used were: Ad Hoc questionnaire, depression anxiety and stress scales questionnaire (DASS-21), job satisfaction questionnaire and psychological capital. The results showed that 31.48% of teachers had anxiety (between moderate, severe and extremely severe), 3.7% had depression (between moderate and severe) and 3.70% had mild stress. In addition, job satisfaction and psychological capital are high. It is concluded that despite the existence of symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress, levels of job satisfaction and psychological capital are high.