Capítulo 9. Florecer el bienestar psicológico del trabajador

The topic of psychological well-being, for different disciplines is an important axis of discussion in favor of the mental health of people Cabrera (2019), this research deepened in this construct from a panorama of positive and organizational psychology, in order to contribute to this topic of great global relevance, through the analysis of the influence of a Psychological Well-being program in a working population of a higher education institution, through a quantitative study of a pre-experimental type, with 58 participants selected under the criteria of inclusion and exclusion given by the researchers. To carry out this research process, a population adaptation of the basic program “flourishes” was carried out, which focused more specifically on the organizational context, this was called, “the path of the mind: it flourishes, towards the psychological well-being of the worker” ; When performing the initial measurement of psychological well-being, it was found that 72.4% of the participants had a moderate to high level, a result that increased significantly (p <0.01) with the implementation of the program to a 63.8% level high and 27.6% very high level. 

Finally, regarding the dimensions of this construct, it was found that those that had the greatest statistical significance with the implementation of the program were personal growth, mastery of the environment and life purpose, rising to high and very high levels with respect to the initial results, allowing to recognize the impact of the program and thus contribute to the promotion and prevention of mental health.