Psychosocial factors in work environment that are particular to the employees with different sorts of contracts in a private university in Cali

This research aimed to identify, evaluate, and analyze both protective and risk psychosocial factors associated with labor, that are particular to the employees with different sorts of con-tracts in a private university in Cali, Colombia. The descriptive study collects information from the application via email of the ISTAS 21 to 1,290 subjects who participated voluntarily and fully answered the questionnaire. As a result, seven risk factors were identified such as the possibility of social relationships, sensory psychological demands, cognitive psychological de-mands, insecurity, self-esteem, working time control, and emotion hiding, as well as seven protective factors like sense of work, sense of belonging with the institution, development opportunities, role awareness, leadership quality, social support, and reinforcement.La investigación tuvo como objetivo identificar, evaluar y analizar los factores psicosociales (protectores y de riesgo) asociados al trabajo, que presentan funcionarios con contratación a término fijo e indefinido de una universidad privada de la ciudad de Cali - Colombia. El estudio, de tipo descriptivo transversal, recoge la información a partir de la aplicación vía email del ISTAS 21 a 1.290 sujetos que participaron voluntariamente y que contestaron completamente el cuestionario. Se identificaron siete factores de riesgo (posibilidad de relación social, exigencias psicológicas sensoriales, exigencias psicológicas cognitivas, inseguridad, estima, control de tiempos de trabajo, esconder emociones) y siete factores protectores (sentido de trabajo, integración en la empresa, posibilidades de desarrollo, claridad de rol, calidad de liderazgo, apoyo social, refuerzo.Universidad de San Buenaventura - Cal