Abstract: Social support between old parent and adult child has important impact on subjective well-being of the elder1y. The present study applied MUNSH Sca1e, UCLA Loneliness Scale, Parents-adult chi1dren Social Support Scale, Elderly Sense of Gratitude Scale and Self-esteem Scale to 288 participants from cities and countryside aged 53~87 years old. Results showed that social support between old parent and adult child had effects on the subjective well-being of the e1derly through the path of influencing their loneliness, self-esteem and sense of gratitude. The more socia1 supports receiving from adult children, the lower loneliness level, and the higher self-esteem and sense of gratitude level. Moreover, giving social supports improved sense of gratitude level on elderly.

Key words: intergenerational social support, elderly, subjective well-being