Estrés laboral en los guardias de seguridad del sector camaronero en la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

The long hours and hours of security guards in the shrimp sector in the city of Guayaquil may have influenced the presence of work stress. The objective of this work was to understand the stress produced by the forty-four (44) day working day of the security guards of the shrimp sector in the city of Guayaquil-Ecuador. The research method used was phenomenological, in addition, the semi-structured interview conducted with a convenience sample made up of 20 security guards was used as a research instrument. Result: The security guards presented stress due to the workday of forty-four (44) days and twelve (12) hours of work, in addition to various psychosomatic symptoms, exhaustion and fatigue derived from the workday. Conclusion: The working day of forty-four (44) days and twelve (12) hours worked caused stress in the population under study. According to the bibliographical review, no studies were found that provide information on stress in security agents working long hours and twelve (12) day and night hours in the shrimp sector, and that in turn propose recommendations focused on the prevention and control of work stress, this being an important sector for the economic development of Ecuador.