Instruments for assessing psychosocial risk in educational contexts: A systematic review of methodological characteristics

Delgado Carbajal L.A.; Quipas Bellizza M.M.; Aliaga Navarro R.M.; Palomino Tarazona M.R. · Revista de Ciencias Sociales (2026) · DOI: 10.31876/rcs.v32i3.46117

Resumen

Recent changes in the workplace have led to an increase in psychosocial risks affecting the mental health, physical well-being, and performance of teaching staff. This research aimed to examine the instruments used to assess psychosocial risk and associated variables in the teaching population through a systematic literature review. Methodologically, the article was structured using the PECO approach (Population, Exposure, Comparison, and Outcome). Scientific articles in English and Spanish were selected from the SciELO, Redalyc, and PubMed databases. The results revealed methodological heterogeneity. The Psychosocial Factors in Academic Workers instrument was the most frequently used (43%), followed by the Colombian Battery (17%), the latter being predominant in Latin America (82%). It was concluded that the diversity of approaches reflects a lack of unified theoretical consensus, making it necessary to develop consistent and contextualized tools that go beyond the diagnostic phase, including the implementation of comprehensive intervention and prevention programs. Licencia de Creative Commons Atribución 4.0 Internacional (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es

Instituciones: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia; Universidad Tecnológica del Perú; Universidad César Vallejo