[Abstract] Psychosocial factors cannot be considered as secondary or complementary elements within the concept of occupational safety and health. They are substantive factors due to the growing importance of organizational factors in the current structure of work. In accordance with the Law on Prevention of Occupational Risks and with the Regulation of Prevention Services, there is the same obligation on the part of companies to assess psychosocial risks as any other kind of risk. In fact, the identification, assessment and control of risk factors of psychosocial origin and the planning of the corresponding preventive measures, lead to an effective management of the people of the organization. This article analyses the studies that have taken into account the relationship between psychosocial variables and work environment since its inception

[Resumo] As variables psicosociais non poden considerarse compoñentes secundarias ou complementarias do concepto de seguridade e saúde laboral, senón que o son substantivas, debido á crecente importancia dos factores organizacionais na estrutura actual do traballo. Así, de acordo coa Lei de prevención de riscos laborais e co Regulamento dos servizos de prevención, as empresas teñen a mesma obriga de avaliar os riscos psicosociais que calquera outra clase de risco. De feito, a identificación, a valoración e o control dos factores de risco de orixe psicosocial, xunto coa planificación das medidas preventivas correspondentes, conducen a unha xestión máis eficaz das persoas da organización. Neste artigo analízanse os principais estudos que tiveron en conta a relación entre variables psicosociais e clima laboral desde os inicios do estudo destas