Prevalencia de salud mental, capital psicológico y satisfacción laboral en trabajadores ecuatorianos del sector privado del cantón Lago Agrio, durante el periodo 2024

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Abstract: The main objective of this research was to determine the prevalence of mental health, psychological capital and job satisfaction in Ecuadorian workers in the private sector of the Lago Agrio canton, during the period 2024; this study has a quantitative approach, non-experimental type, cross-sectional design and is descriptive level. A non-probabilistic sampling was carried out consisting of 56 workers, the instruments applied were an Ad Hoc type questionnaire to collect sociodemographic and work data; the DASS 21 to evaluate depression, anxiety and stress; the PCQ-24 evaluates psychological capital; and the SL15 job satisfaction. Among the results obtained, it was found that 42.83% show a moderate level of anxiety, 53.57% moderate depression and 53.57% moderate stress, in terms of psychological capital in the components evaluated, workers perceive themselves more satisfied; in terms of job satisfaction, they are more satisfied in their work, which is reflected in their mental health, psychological capital and satisfaction in the work they do.