Mobile application for stress management in basic education teachers: Psychosocial risks that cause it

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic strongly impacted basic education teachers, who did not have the necessary technological skills, exacerbating stress and other psychosocial risks. This study seeks to create a prototype of a mobile application for stress management in teachers, using teachers from Quevedo, Ecuador as a test. Previous diagnoses were carried out that identified the correlation between psychosocial risks and work stress. The methodological approach is quantitative, non-experimental and explanatory, measuring psychosocial risks and proposing the application as a prevention tool. The conclusions highlight the need for immediate intervention in the teaching environment, and although there are technological and economic limitations, the prototype shows potential to reduce stress and improve psychological health and teaching productivity.