Psychological Capital and Mental Health in Ecuadorian University Students: The Mediating Role of Negative Stress

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This cross-sectional study investigates how negative stress mediates the relationship between Psychological Capital (PsyCap) and indicators of psychological distress among 1,732 university students in Ecuador. The research defines PsyCap as a composite of hope, self-efficacy, resilience, and optimism, analyzing its impact on anxiety-depression symptoms and psychological inflexibility using structural equation modeling. The findings indicate that higher levels of PsyCap are associated with reduced negative stress, which in turn lowers distress indicators, suggesting a partial mediation model. This resource is relevant for researchers and clinicians interested in strengths-based approaches and stress-reduction strategies within Latin American university populations.

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669f407b23f24a92
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PubMed Central
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Lucía Quinde (Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja), Víctor López-Guerra (Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja), Sandra Guevara-Mora (Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja)
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2026-05-28
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gold
DOI
10.3390/ejihpe16060076
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@article{allodium:669f407b23f24a92,
  title = {Psychological Capital and Mental Health in Ecuadorian University Students: The Mediating Role of Negative Stress},
  author = {Lucía Quinde and Víctor López-Guerra and Sandra Guevara-Mora},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PubMed Central},
  doi = {10.3390/ejihpe16060076},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe16060076}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Psychological Capital and Mental Health in Ecuadorian University Students: The Mediating Role of Negative Stress
AU  - Quinde, Lucía
AU  - López-Guerra, Víctor
AU  - Guevara-Mora, Sandra
PY  - 2026
PB  - PubMed Central
DO  - 10.3390/ejihpe16060076
UR  - https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe16060076
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Quinde, L., López-Guerra, V., & Guevara-Mora, S. (2026). Psychological Capital and Mental Health in Ecuadorian University Students: The Mediating Role of Negative Stress. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe16060076

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