Ana Claudia Souza Vazquez – Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde, Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brasil Emília dos Santos Magnan – Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde, Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brasil Juliana Cerentini Pacico – Univers

Engagement at work is a positive mental and dispositional state characterized by Vigor, Dedication and Concentration. The aim of this study was to adapt and get evidence of validity for the Brazilian version of the utrecht work engagement scale (UWES). Participated in the study 1167 workers between 18 and 70 years (M = 36.8, SD = 10.3) in the Brazilian regions. Studies to estab-lish content and construct validity with the 17- item and the 9- item scales were performed. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyzes showed that the best solution is unifactorial. Internal consistency was high. Age differences in engagement were found. The results also indicate that the present version of UWES is valid for use in Brazil and reinforce the idea that engagement at work is a universal construct. Although most of the results agree with the findings reported in the literature, some cultural dif