Changes in the level of positive mental health in an organization's employees caused by the Covid-19 pandemic

Abstract

Addressing the issue of positive mental health before and throughout the COVID-19 pandemic in the professors of a higher education organization has been relevant and essential to solve the lack of information about the levels of this variable, given the lack of knowledge of the real situation, for their care, support, and care; This study has provided theoretical-practical and methodological knowledge of this multifactorial educational construct. The aim of the research was to determine whether there were any significant changes in the level of positive mental health of professors in a higher education organization caused by the COVID-19 pandemic previously, at the beginning and later during it. The research question: Is there any significant change in the level of positive mental health at the beginning and throughout the COVID-19 pandemic among the professors of that organization? The approach has been quantitative, the scope was descriptive and inferential, and the survey was applied to 201 professors randomly. The results suggest that the training of teachers in the use of Information and Communication Technologies, psychological support, and the effort to achieve the objectives set, favored that the level of positive mental health in the mentioned professors, remained without significant changes, that is, teachers frequently presented a level of positive mental health at the beginning and throughout it; It was also found that 20% of the professors almost never presented self-control, autonomy, and interpersonal relationships.