Prevalencia de la salud mental, capital psicológico y satisfacción laboral en trabajadores ecuatorianos de Unidades Educativas del sector rural norte de la ciudad de Quito, provincia de Pichincha.

Abstract

Abstract: The present study aims to determine the prevalence of mental health, psychological capital and job satisfaction in Ecuadorian workers of Educational Units in the rural sector north of the city of Quito, province of Pichincha during the year 2024. The methodology used in the present study has a quantitative, non-experimental research approach with a descriptive cross-sectional design, which includes the application of measuring instruments such as the DASS-21, the PCQ-24, and the Warr job satisfaction questionnaire. applied to a sample of 85 qualified workers obtained by accidental accessibility. The preliminary results determine the absence of depression (81.18%), anxiety (76.46%) and stress (91.76%) in the participating sample, as well as a high score for the dimensions that make up psychological capital and general job satisfaction (M = 86). In conclusion, the sample studied reports a positive and adequate mental well-being, since they report a large percentage of the absence of symptoms of the mental health variables (depression, anxiety and stress) studied previously, and likewise report maintaining a high psychological capital, since the dimensions that make up this construct report a high level of score on average, which means that the sample studied has tools that allow them to manage stressful changes at work through adaptability to changing environments of the dynamics of work where they tend to put into practice the skills that have allowed them to overcome adversity with confidence and positivism, which in turn, allows workers to perform satisfactorily in the workplace.