Do sex, drugs, music, cash and a car make teens happy? Not necessarily. A poll taken from 1, 280 people ages 13-24 by The Associated Press and MTV, showed spending time with family made teens happy. Next was spending time with friends and their significant other.

“They’re (family) 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.”

When the teens were asked to name their hero, nearly half of the respondents mentioned one or both of their parents. However, mom was the winner. Read more http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070819/ap_en_ot/youth_poll_happiness;_ylt=AvcLD6je0xVq5NEsxeC0HFUDW7oF