Influencia del estrés en el bienestar psicológico del personal en una Unidad Militar del Ejército Ecuatoriano, ubicado en Sangolquí, cantón Rumiñahui, provincia de Pichincha en el año 2022.

Abstract

The need to analyze the influence of stress on the psychological well-being of the personnel of a military unit of the Ecuadorian Army, was presented as a variable that, when not controlled, affects the increase in the level of stress of military personnel. It is for this reason that the present research work initially addresses the conceptualization of stress and its categories, related to military personnel who are subject to work under pressure and fulfillment of high-risk missions for life. All this leads to pathologies related to the bases of stress at work, the causes that originate it and the consequences that are generated, in the absence of psychosocial actions to deal with this problem. Family separation, related to the work of military life, is one of the factors that affect the mental health of military professionals. Consequently, a quantitative methodology was applied that allowed evaluating and analyzing the sociodemographic data obtained, through the application of the Carol Ryff Psychological Well-Being Scale and based on the Cohen Perceived Stress Scale. After the study, it was determined that there is a low positive correlation between perceived stress and the psychological well-being variable in the dimensions of autonomy and life purposes; that is to say, the activities carried out by military personnel influence psychological well-being and that it can be affected if training plans and motivational activities are not applied, such as strengthening identity, stress management, self-esteem, perseverance, and interpersonal relationships that allow self-solving problems.