Identificación del estrés en docentes ecuatorianos de básica y bachillerato de dos instituciones educativas del norte de la ciudad de Quito durante la pandemia COVID 19 año 2022

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Abstract:The purpose of the study was to identify stress-related factors in primary and secondary school teachers in two private educational institutions in Quito during the COVID-19 pandemic. A quantitative, non-experimental, cross-sectional and descriptive research design was employed with a sample of 40 teachers, using questionnaires on sociodemographic and occupational characteristics, the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), technostress, mental health (DASS-21) and coping strategies (BRIEF-COPE/28). The results reveal that, although burnout is a significant concern, it occurs at low levels in emotional exhaustion (69.2%), depersonalization (71.8%) and self-fulfillment (28.2%). In terms of mental health, levels of depression (69.2%), anxiety (66.7%) and stress (79.5%) are low. Technostress is also low in anxiety (71.8%), fatigue (59.0%) and ineffectiveness (56.4%) and moderate in skepticism (51.3%). Teachers mainly use coping strategies based on problem solving (average 26.31). This leads to the following conclusion, although burnout and mental health levels are generally low or mild, concerns about self-fulfillment and technological skepticism are identified.