Salud mental, capital psicológico y satisfacción laboral en trabajadores ecuatorianos

Abstract

Abstract: This study aims to determine the prevalence of mental health, psychological capital, and job satisfaction in Ecuadorian workers in the educational sector of the city of Loja, in 2024. A quantitative, non-experimental, descriptive cross-sectional design approach was applied, with a sample of 70 teachers from an educational institution. Three key variables were analyzed: mental health, measured through anxiety, depression, and stress disorders; psychological capital, composed of self-efficacy, hope, resilience, and optimism; and job satisfaction, assessed in intrinsic and extrinsic aspects. The data were collected using the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21) and the Job Satisfaction Scale by Warr et al. (1979). The results indicate that most teachers have moderate to high levels of job satisfaction and positive psychological capital. Significant relationships were found between the dimensions of psychological capital and job satisfaction, and a low prevalence of severe mental health problems was observed, with 14.64% suffering from anxiety, 8% from depression, and 4% from stress.