Abstract :The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between values and optimism among adolescents. The research was carried out by using relational scanning model which is a sub-genre of general scanning model. The study group of the research was selected by random sampling method in four different high schools, in Konya during 2012-2013 academic year. A total of 439 students, 247 female and 192 male, participated in the study. Humanitarian Values Scale (HVS) and Optimism Scale were used in the research. The results were analyzed by using the SPSS 16.00 program. In the statistical analysis of the study, Pearson moments product correlation and multiple linear regression analysis techniques were used. It was found that values had positive relationship with optimism. The results showed that values predicted optimism among adolescents Keywords : Values Optimism Adolescents
