Economic preferences and cognitive abilities among teenagers in Spain Vasco-Ruiz, Mónica Espín Martín, Antonio Manuel García Muñoz, Teresa María TeensLab This research was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (PID2022-141802NB-I00 and PID2021-126892NB-I00); the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (PID2023-147817NB-I0, PID2022-140661OB-I00, FPU20/05846, PID2019-106146GB-I00 and PGC2018- 093506-B-I00); Excelencia-Junta Andalucía (PY-18-FR-0007); the Andalusian Agency for International Development Cooperation (AACID-0I008/2020); the Department of University, Research and Innovation of the Junta de Andalucía and as appropriate, by “ERDF A way of making Europe”, by the European Union (B-SEJ-280-UGR20); the María de Maeztu Programme of Agencia Estatal de Investigación (CEX2021-001181-M); Comunidad de Madrid EPUC3M11 (V PRICIT); the University of the Basque Country (EHU-N23/50) and the Basque Government (IT1461-22). This dataset originates from TeensLab, a consortium of Spanish Universities dedicated to behavioral research involving Spanish teenagers. The dataset contains data from 33 distinct educational institutions across Spain, accounting for a total of 5,890 students aged 10 to 23 (M = 14.10, SD = 1.94), representing various educational levels such as primary school, secondary school, sixth form and vocational training. The main dimensions covered in this dataset include (i) economic preferences, (ii) cognitive abilities and (iii) strategic thinking. Additionally, a range of supplementary variables is included alongside socio-demographic factors, capturing data on aspects like physical appearance, mood and expectations, among others. 2025-03-04T13:22:08Z 2025-03-04T13:22:08Z 2025-01-03 journal article Vasco, M., Alfonso, A., Arenas, A. et al. Economic preferences and cognitive abilities among teenagers in Spain. Sci Data 12, 7 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-04298-6 https://hdl.handle.net/10481/102848 10.1038/s41597-024-04298-6 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ open access Atribución 4.0 Internacional Springer Nature