Prevalencia de la salud mental, capital psicológico y satisfacción laboral en trabajadores ecuatorianos

Abstract

Abstract: The following study was carried out to determine the prevalence of mental health, with its dimensions, psychological capital and job satisfaction in the personnel of a private company in the province of Azuay in Santa Isabel, in 2024, within the methodology the quantitative approach was applied, of a non-experimental type and through the use of the cross-sectional and descriptive design, to a sample of 50 workers from the selected entity, these being selected through the use of inclusion and exclusion criteria to improve the results, among the instruments used, a personalized Ad Hoc questionnaire was used, the DASS-21 scales for (depression, anxiety and stress), the PSICAP-24 scale for the part of Psychological capital and the job satisfaction scale, among the results generated are a low prevalence of stress (32%), anxiety (52%) and depression (40%), highlighting a significant percentage of workers with psychological affectation, while for psychological capital the most significant dimension was hope, which presented an average of 36 and a general job satisfaction of 79. In conclusion, Ecuadorian workers analyzed do not present considerable levels of stress, anxiety and depression, which are reflected in psychological capital and job satisfaction.