%0 Journal Article %T El bienestar de los j¨®venes en las representaciones sociales de las personas mayores %A S¨¢nchez Mendoza %A Vanessa %J Diversitas: Perspectivas en Psicolog¨ªa %D 2012 %I Universidad Santo Tom¨¢s %X this research aimed to identify the social representations the elderly have on the well-being of the younger people. in order to that, 50 elderly (25 men, 25 women) with a range of age between 60 and 70 years were interviewed and 50 young people (25 men, 25 women) in a range between 15 and 25 years as well. the data were analyzed from the emergent categories after a semiestructured interview with open questions. the results show that the elderly's representations of well-being in the youth are related to: a stable and well paid job, a relationship, access to health and access to education. %K applied social psychology %K welfare and quality of life %K elderly young people %K social representations. %U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1794-99982012000100004&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en