Stanford Youth Study — US Parents & Kids (Age 9–13)

Mercor is helping recruit participants for the Youth Well-being Project, a research study led by Stanford University in collaboration with Bocconi University, focused on understanding how smartphones and digital tools affect children and families. The research is funded by Stanford Impact Labs, the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the Sloan Foundation, and the European Research Council.

We are enrolling parents in the United States who have a child aged 9–13. You can pick one child to participate with you.

What You'll Be Asked to Do

• Fill out online surveys about your child and answer a few text-message questions
• Install a parental-control app on your child's phone for the study
• Your child answers two short online surveys and a few text-message questions about how they feel

Requirements

• Based in the United States
• A parent/guardian of a child aged 9–13
• The child has their own smartphone
• Willing to install a parental-control app on the child's phone
• You and your child are willing to take part together

Engagement Details

• Format: Online surveys + short text-message check-ins
• Time commitment: About 1 hour of surveys overall
• Compensation: $120 flat fee for completing the study (paid once — not hourly)
• Location: Remote (United States)
• Participation: One child per household
• Timing: Starting soon

Why Participate

• Contribute to Stanford + Bocconi research on children's well-being in the digital age
• Help parents make more informed decisions about technology
• Flexible, remote participation