El trabajador universitario y su salud mental desde el modelo de creencias

Abstract

Objective: Analyze the mental health status of the administrative personnel of the higher education system in a border area, considering their beliefs emanating from susceptibility processes and motivations of a theoretical health model. Materials and methods: The methodological focus used was descriptive, exploratory and cross-sectional; characterizing data from a sample composed by 115 participants, to whom the questionnaire of comprehensive evaluation for clerks of mental health was applied to in Padilla, Mogollon and Villamizar (2015), elaborated for this research from the dimensions of the beliefs model and composed of 137 items. The reliability by the Alpha Cronbach is of 0.83. The questionnaire was subject to judgement of experts for the adaptation of language to the Colombian context. Results: The mental health of the clerk depends on their mood, communicational processes and the management of anxiety and stress, becoming an impediment not being able to access the mental health services if the university offered them. Conclusions: For the administrative personnel, their mental health depends of the work conditions that encourage individual development, family interaction and adequate management of stress caused by workload; for this, it is necessary to generate policies for a healthy behavior.