title: Happy is as Happy Does creator: Lykken, David T. subject: Developmental Psychology subject: Evolutionary Psychology description: Although Lykken & Tellegen (1996) have shown that the stable component of happiness or subjective well-being is strongly influenced by genetic factors, One needn't permit one's own or one's child's genetic steersman have his head. One can combat the "happiness thieves" (depression, fear, irritability) and one can achieve happiness increments through a varied diet of constructive activity. date: 1997 type: Preprint type: NonPeerReviewed format: application/pdf identifier: http://cogprints.org/769/3/176.pdf identifier: Lykken, David T. (1997) Happy is as Happy Does. [Preprint] (Unpublished) relation: http://cogprints.org/769/