www射-国产免费一级-欧美福利-亚洲成人福利-成人一区在线观看-亚州成人

   

Poll: Family ties key to youth happiness

(AP)
Updated: 2007-08-20 06:33

 

NEW YORK - So you're between the ages of 13 and 24. What makes you happy? A worried, weary parent might imagine the answer to sound something like this: Sex, drugs, a little rock 'n' roll. Maybe some cash, or at least the car keys.

Turns out the real answer is quite different. Spending time with family was the top answer to that open-ended question, according to an extensive survey -- more than 100 questions asked of 1,280 people ages 13-24 -- conducted by The Associated Press and MTV on the nature of happiness among America's young people.

Next was spending time with friends, followed by time with a significant other. And even better for parents: Nearly three-quarters of young people say their relationship with their parents makes them happy.

"They're my foundation," says Kristiana St. John, 17, a high-school student from Queens in New York. "My mom tells me that even if I do something stupid, she's still going to love me no matter what. Just knowing that makes me feel very happy and blessed."

Other results are more disconcerting. While most young people are happy overall with the way their lives are going, there are racial differences: the poll shows whites to be happier, across economic categories, than blacks and Hispanics. A lot of young people feel stress, particularly those from the middle class, and females more than males.

You might think money would be clearly tied to a general sense of happiness. But almost no one said "money" when asked what makes them happy, though people with the highest family incomes are generally happier with life. However, having highly educated parents is a stronger predictor of happiness than income.

And sex? Yes, we were getting to that. Being sexually active actually leads to less happiness among 13-17 year olds, according to the survey. If you're 18 to 24, sex might lead to more happiness in the moment, but not in general.

From the body to the soul: Close to half say religion and spirituality are very important. And more than half say they believe there is a higher power that has an influence over things that make them happy. Beyond religion, simply belonging to an organized religious group makes people happier.

And parents, here's some more for you: Most young people in school say it makes them happy. Overwhelmingly, young people think marriage would make them happy and want to be married some day. Most also want to have kids.

Finally, when asked to name their heroes, nearly half of respondents mentioned one or both of their parents. The winner, by a nose: Mom.

The AP-MTV poll was conducted by Knowledge Networks Inc. from April 16 to 23, and involved online interviews with 1,280 people aged 13 to 24. It had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.



Top World News  
Today's Top News  
Most Commented/Read Stories in 48 Hours
主站蜘蛛池模板: 中文精品久久久久国产不卡 | 亚洲精品人成网线在线 | 成人视视 | 泷泽萝拉亚洲精品中文字幕 | 国产人成午夜免视频网站 | 亚洲欧美日韩久久精品第一区 | 国产精品自在线 | 欧美综合一区二区三区 | 怡红院在线观看在线视频 | 欧美一级一一特黄 | 色老头久久久久 | 国产三级三级三级 | 欧美第一视频 | 久久国产精品无码网站 | 国产在线91精品入口首页 | 精品在线观看视频 | 欧美极品第1页专区 | 亚洲天堂网在线视频 | 国产成人系列 | 日韩欧美中文字幕在线观看 | 亚洲看片| 国内自拍网址 | 91亚洲自偷手机在线观看 | 成人综合影院 | 欧美人成人亚洲专区中文字幕 | 99热官网| 免费播放巨茎人妖不卡片 | 日韩美一区二区三区 | 三级毛片在线看 | 亚洲成人7777 | 国产在线观看一区二区三区四区 | 亚洲视频男人的天堂 | 亚洲精品久久99久久 | 九九精品视频在线播放 | 国产欧美日韩不卡在线播放在线 | 9999视频| 日韩欧美精品在线观看 | 日韩精品一区二区三区四区 | 午夜一级毛片不卡 | 色综合久久久久久久 | 一级做a爰片性色毛片中国 一级做a爰性色毛片 |