Prevalencia de la salud mental, capital psicológico y satisfacción laboral en trabajadores de la ciudad de Quito-Ecuador

Abstract

Abstract: The present study was carried out on a group of workers in the northern sector of the city of Quito during the year 2024, whose objective was to analyze mental health, psychological capital and job satisfaction; a quantitative, non-experimental approach was used, with a cross-sectional and descriptive design. Using a sample of 82 people and several instruments for data collection, these including: sociodemographic questionnaire (Ad Hoc), depression, anxiety and stress scale (DASS-21), psychological capital test (PCQ) and job satisfaction scale. The results showed an absence for stress 96.34%, anxiety 97.56% and depression 96.34%, however, for both anxiety and depression, there was a 1.22% severity respectively. For psychological capital, each dimension exceeded the established average, self-efficacy 36, hope 36, resilience 32 and optimism 28. In relation to general job satisfaction 89. In conclusion, the mental health of workers shows that most workers maintain an absence of symptoms, while for psychological capital and job satisfaction the workers presented high levels.