I found this incredible article in Understanding Today's Youth, a newsletter put out by Youth Unlimited, by Paul Robertson.

In the research of Leonard Sax, author of the book, The Collapse of Parenting they determined which factor at age 11 is the greatest predictor of happiness and life satisfaction, when that child becomes an adult.  The choices are IQ,scholastic scores, self-control, openness to new ideas, or friendliness.  Click on the link below and read the article to find out,