How “Fitting In” Changes From High School To Adulthood [Infographic]

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In an age of bullying and a growing desperation to fit in, we couldn’t help but wonder how feeling accepted in a community plays a role in our happiness over time.

To learn more about this, Yellowbrick rehabilitation center recently surveyed 2,000 Americans to have a better understanding of how a sense of community affects us from high school through adulthood.

Here’s what the survey had to say:

The #1 reason for being a part of a crowd you don’t identify with is because of convenience
70% of adults said that their community was important to their overall level of happiness, although only 62% of adults feel that they are currently part of a community. Only 56% of high schoolers agreed and only 55% of college students. This shows we care more about who is in our community more as we age!
Cheerleaders were the happiest high school crowd both in high school and in college. Greek lifers and jocks self-identified most as popular
Only 15% of us end up in the same crowd as adults as we were in during high school and college showing that relationships evolve over time.
42% of adults turn to the internet to find a community.

The full analysis can be seen in this infographic.

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