Prevalencia de la Salud Mental, Capital Psicológico y Satisfación laboral en trabajadores ecuatorianos de la ciudad de Loja, año 2023

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Abstract:The research explores the prevalence of mental health, psychological capital and job satisfaction in workers of a private company in Loja, 2023. The objective was to determine the prevalence of anxiety, depression and stress, psychological capital and job satisfaction. A quantitative, non-experimental approach was used, with a transversal-descriptive design and 76 workers selected through non-probabilistic accidental accessibility sampling were evaluated. The instruments included a sociodemographic-labor questionnaire, the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21), Psychological Capital Questionnaire and Job Satisfaction. The results revealed a high prevalence of mental results revealed a high prevalence of mental health problems, with 48.68% extremely severe depression, 67.11% extremely severe anxiety and variations in stres problems, with 45% mild depression and 38% mild anxiety, and variations in stress In psychological capital, workers showed a higher average in hope and self-efficacy, but lower in resilience and optimism. Extrinsic satisfaction surpassed intrinsic satisfaction, although both significantly influence the general well-being of employees. Underlining the importance of a favorable work environment to increase the performance, with positive implications for the institution and society in general.