Representaciones sociales sobre el bienestar psicológico en personas de la tercera edad. El caso de los adultos mayores en Cutuglagua.

Abstract

This research work describes the different perceptions about the psychological well-being of the elderly people of the parish of Cutuglagua de los Barrios los Rosarios 1,2,3, being elaborated in the middle of 2023 until the beginning of 2024. We counted with the voluntary collaboration of 26 older adults between the ages of 60 and 90 years old. The study is qualitative in approach, with descriptive scope, selected by saturation point sampling and using semistructured interviews with open-ended questions that were created based on the specific objectives. The data that were collected respond to: the socioeconomic profile, cultural beliefs and relationships with their environment, which allowed to know more closely their conceptions according to the stories that reflect the social representations they had of psychological well-being where it was evident that most of the interviewees shared the same vision or meaning "psychological well-being includes several factors: autonomy, good interpersonal relationships, self-realization, purposes or goals in life, self-acceptance and adaptation to their environment". In addition, the results of the study made it possible to identify the beliefs, customs, experiences and actions carried out by older adults to seek this state of satisfaction, happiness, tranquility, enjoyment and fulfillment in their lives.