Resumen

The purpose of this present work was determining if there is an impact on the psychological well-being of formal caregivers by carrying out a theoretical an empirical review on different studies. Thus recognizing two influential factors of psychological wellbeing: the coping strategy and the emotional intelligence. The result of the theoretical and empirical review determined that there is indeed an impact on formal caregivers, provided that their job implies a demanding task in terms of time, physical and emotional effort, making this evident in different adjustment areas. According to these results, it is important to supply pertaining information for the involved well-being and corresponding factors.