Abstract: The work is devoted to the problem of harmonious aging of the population, which is one of the most significant in the XXI century. The subject of the study is a model of socio-psychological support of elderly people in the post-labor period. The authors conducted a sociological analysis of the criteria for the effectiveness and efficiency of the model of socio-psychological support, developed on the basis of the eudemonistic approach within the framework of existential-humanistic psychology. The paper presents the results of a survey of 156 pensioners of the Republic of Moldova, Transnistria, in 2021. The most vulnerable categories of elderly people, the differences between the categories of working and non-working pensioners, the relationship between the subjective assessment of loneliness and psychological well-being are identified. The novelty of the study is to create a new model of socio-psychological support for elderly people in the post-work period. The work highlights the components of psychological well-being that need to be focused on when developing a project of systemic socio-psychological support for older people in the post-work period, namely: environment management, personal growth, purpose in life and self-acceptance, positive relationships with other people. It is concluded that it is necessary to increase the level of awareness of elderly people regarding their needs for psychological assistance to improve the quality of life in general and psychological well-being in particular.

Keywords: psychological assistance, social activity, loneliness, psychological well-being, socio-psychological support, post-work period, pensioners, elderly people, quality of life, Transnistria