“…In these, wellbeing has been variously related to: • Income, financial status and employment, in that those people in unsatisfying employment, who are unemployed or who have low incomes experience less wellbeing and poorer health than those satisfied with their income and employment (Cohen et al 1982, McConatha and McConatha 1985, Argyle 1987, Smith 1987, Koenig et al 1988, Winefield et al 1988, Burckhardt et al 1989, Isaksson 1990, Ullah 1990, Warr 1990) • Social supports, community cohesion and marital state, to the extent that relationships are deemed of prime importance to health, wellbeing and the absence of, or recovery from, illness (Cohen et al 1982, McConatha and McConatha1985, Argyle 1987, Koenig et al 1988, Ornstein and Sobel 1988, Burckhardt et al 1989, Homel and Burns 1989 • Education, which increases coping, adaptive skills and intrinsic satisfaction (Cohen et al 1982, McConatha andMcConatha 1985) • Religious attitudes and~ctivities (Cohen et al 1982, Argyle 1987, Koenig et al 1988 and spiritual beliefs (Johnson 1986, Rosenfeld 1993). Wellbeing has also been found to differ for people within different age-groups and living in different life circumstances (Campbell 1976, Argyle 1987.…”