Well-being at work: a review

The aim of this study is to present a review of scientific literature on Well-being at Work (BET) and show the scientific production in order to systematize the conduction of new studies. A search of publications on the subject using the bases Virtual Health Library (Bireme), Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), PubMed and ScienceDirect where 18 articles were retrieved for analysis was carried out between June and September of 2012. The results show the recent concern by definition / concept in Brazilian studies, the diversity of instruments and measures used and the positive and negative factors that affect the BET and consequently the health of the worker.