Perception of protective factors in teachers of a higher education institution in Colombia

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https://doi.org/10.31637/epsir-2025-1130

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working conditions, quality of work life, work environment, occupational safety, ;occupational health, factorial components, higher education, protective factors

Abstract

Introduction: The psychosocial factors at work are characteristics of the organization, which affect the well-being of people, how they adapt to environments, The European Commission has published a report on the European Union’s training policy. Organizations must have protective elements that reduce levels of exposure to psychosocial risk factors. Thus, this study seeks to know the perception that teachers of a higher education institution in Colombia have regarding 5 main factors of the ENPROS1 instrument. Methodology: A random sample of 50 teachers is taken, the data processing was carried out with SPSS from the analysis of main components and regression was applied to the factorial component matrix. Results: Ten main components were found in all four dimensions. Discussion: In the fifth dimension, about teamwork and psychosocial environment was not found variance, since the evaluation of teachers was 5 for more than 90%, Therefore, the principal component analysis is not performed. Conclusions: A relevant conclusion is that the organization seems to experience notable variations in how specific dimensions correlate with different groups, The problem is that teachers have different perceptions about protective factors.

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Author Biographies

Gilma Rocio Peña Meneses, Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios

Master in Education, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Specialist in Risk Management, Safety and Health at Work, Uniminuto, Specialist in Educational Psychology and Psychologist, Catholic University of Colombia. Teacher-researcher, member of the multiverse group at the Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios. Professional with a profile as a researcher-teacher, with several Scopus-type publications, with competencies in organisational training processes in marketing, administration, market research, consumer behaviour, human resources, emotional intelligence, organisational climate and behaviour, application and interpretation of psycho-technical tests, psychology and neurolinguistic programming. 17 years of experience in classroom and virtual university teaching, Psychosocial Risk batteries for different companies contributing to intervention processes and epidemiological surveillance systems in psychosocial risk factors.

Efren Eduardo Rojas Burgos, Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios

Business administrator, with extensive experience as a teacher and researcher and 20 years in the real sector in flower, food and transport companies. Extensive knowledge in inventory logistics, storage, transportation, distribution, quality and personnel management. I have indexed publications, I have carried out social and research projects, leader of seedbed, coordinator of logistics technology program year 2018.

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Published

2025-01-22

How to Cite

Peña Meneses, G. R., & Rojas Burgos, E. E. (2025). Perception of protective factors in teachers of a higher education institution in Colombia. European Public & Social Innovation Review, 10, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.31637/epsir-2025-1130

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Education