Prevalencia de la salud mental, capital psicológico y satisfacción laboral en trabajadores ecuatorianos del cantón San Miguel de los Bancos 2024

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Abstract: The study aims to determine the prevalence of mental health, psychological capital and job satisfaction in workers in the educational sector of the San Miguel de los Bancos, Ecuador, in 2024. It was carried out in this sector, using a non-probabilistic sample of 60 teachers; a quantitative approach was applied with non-experimental and descriptive transversal design. Instruments such as a socio-demographic and labor questionnaire, the DASS-21 scale, and versions adapted for psychological capital and job satisfaction were used for data collection. The results revealed that anxiety had the highest prevalence (38.34%), followed by depression (30%) and stress (16.67%). As for psychological capital, hope averaged 35, followed by self-efficacy and resilience with an average of 32, and optimism averaged 30. Regarding job satisfaction, extrinsic satisfaction obtained an average of 42 and intrinsic satisfaction an average of 37, with an overall satisfaction of 79 points.