As the current group of young people takes responsibility for the well-being of an increasing number of older people, the issue of attitudes and attitudes towards older people is becoming increasingly relevant. As previous research shows that the attitudes of young people towards the elderly affect the quality of life and the position of the elderly in society, this research seeks to gain insight into the attitudes of young people towards the elderly. The starting theoretical basis of this research was the hypothesis of optimal contact, i.e. Allport's theory of contact, and the objectives of this research were 1) to examine the relationship between contact frequency, perceived quality of contact and attitudes towards the elderly and 2) to determine the attitudes towards the elderly in young people. in the context of sociodemographic characteristics. The research was conducted using a web survey on a sample of 506 young people aged 18 to 35 living in the Republic of Croatia. The results of the research show that the attitudes of young people towards the elderly are neutral, and they tend towards positive attitudes, ie they are on the border between neutral and positive. The positive correlation between the frequency of contact, the assessed quality of contact and attitudes towards the elderly was also confirmed. Furthermore, it was confirmed that there is a difference in attitudes towards the elderly with regard to the level of education of the respondents and the gender of the respondents. In addition, the results show that the age of the respondents is not significantly related to attitudes towards the elderly, and no statistically significant difference was found between living with grandparents and attitudes towards the elderly. The obtained results are in line with previous research, indicating the need to encourage programs aimed at enabling and encouraging intergenerational contact between younger and older people.