“…Identified in Wilson's (1967) review and supported by other researchers included: happy childhood memories (Barschak, 1951), youth (Bradburn & Caplovitz, 1965;Gurln, Veroff, & Feld, 1960;Kuhlen, 1948), success ful social relationships Including one's spouse (Bradburn & Caplovitz, 1965;Chassell, 1928(cited in Wilson, 1967, Gurln et al, 1960;Smith, 1961;Watson, 1930), reduced worrying (Bradburn & Caplovitz, 1965;Chassell, 1928(cited in Wilson, 1967; Gurln et al, 1960), high job morale (Bradburn & Caplovitz, 1965;Watson, 1930), favorable selfdescriptions (Smith, 1961;Watson, 1930), the ability to identify sources of happiness (Gurln et al, 1960;Laxer, 1964;Smith, 1961;Symonds, 1937), a stable home environment (Washburne, 1941;Watson, 1930), future optimism (Gurln et al, 1960), education (Bradburn & Caplovitz, 1965;Gurln et al, 1960), maintaining health, pursuing sports, and outside activities (Bradburn & Caplovltz, 1965;Fellows, 1966;Washburne, 1941;Watson, 1930), Intelligence quotient (Fellows, 1966;Washburne, 1941), socioeconomic status (Beckham, 1929;Bradburn & Caplovltz, 1965), reduced marital tension (Bradburn & Caplovltz, 1965), and religiosity…”