Adolescents and young adults are commonly assumed to be superficial: they prefer hedonic happiness to eudaimonic happiness, suffer from violent mood swings, take many risks, rebel, and are constantly depressed. However, the real answers are completely contrary to the stereotype. In a survey conducted on adolescents and young adults they were asked to rate several items based on importance (relationships, money, learning, work, free time and possessions), on a scale of 1 to 6, with 6 being the least important . The following were most commonly ranked as most important in the following order: relationships and learning, money, work, leisure, and possessions. The following were most frequently rated as least important: leisure and work, possessions, relationships, money and learning. It therefore seems that adolescents tend to give more value to relationships and learning, putting leisure and work at the extreme end of the scale. This paints a portrait of a studious person who values ​​personal relationships more than leisure and work. So while this indicates a general willingness to look to the future, it's probably not far-sighted enough to worry about future employment. Interestingly, of all the people interviewed, NO ONE listed learning as the least important thing. As for adults, they very often rated relationships as the most important and possessions as the least important. Unfortunately, this category did not include people of retirement age who would likely have had different experiences with the matter. However, all adults strongly agreed that they had all the “important things” in their lives. While most teens also felt this way, there was a marked no...... middle of paper ......mist.com/node/17722567>.Canada.Com “Finding out what makes happy children” Calgary Herald February 28, 2008. Gelman, A. “Age and happiness: The pattern is not as clear as you might think: Statistical modeling, causal inference, and the social sciences.” Department of Statistics at Columbia University. 26 December 2010. Web. 8 April 2013. .Mauss, et al. "Don't hide your happiness! Dissociation of positive emotions, social connection, and psychological functioning." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology April 2011: 738-48. Psychological information. Network. 08 April 2013..USA Today Health and Behavior "Psychologists Now Know What Makes People Happy" Marilyn Elias Published 12/8/2012