Pulse Surveys
Staying current with kids’ tech and digital media experiences
We conduct Digital Wellness Pulse Surveys periodically throughout the year to stay current on topics related to children’s and adolescents’ media and technology use. Our early surveys asked parents about their child’s use of media and its impact on their well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recent surveys focus on asking adolescents about a range of topics to help us better understand their perspective on different aspects of the digital environment.
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Pulse Survey: Optimism and Uncertainty — How Teens View and Use Artificial Intelligence
This report explores how teenagers are navigating the opportunities and challenges that come with this rapidly evolving technology, including how they are using AI, their perceptions and concerns around these…
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Pulse Survey: Digital Gaming and Social Interaction
In this Pulse Survey, we asked over 1,400 adolescents (ages 13-17) about the different scenarios and contexts involved in their social video game play.
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Pulse Survey: Use of Voice Assistants and Generative AI by Children and Families
In this Pulse Survey, we asked parents about their family’s use, and their perceived impact, of Voice Assistants and Generative AI.
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Pulse Survey — Exploring the Nuances of Young People’s Social Media Use and Experiences
In our most recent survey, Exploring the Nuances of Young People’s Social Media Use and Experiences, we asked 1,505 young people between the ages of 15 and 22 about their…
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Adolescent Media Use: Mediation and Online Safety Features
In this survey, Adolescent Media Use: Mediation and Online Safety Features, we asked 1,502 adolescents between the ages of 13 and 17 about their general media use and its impact…
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Adolescent Media Use: Attitudes, Effects, and Online Experiences
In this Pulse Survey, Adolescent Media Use: Attitudes, Effects, and Online Experiences, the Digital Wellness Lab surveyed 1,480 adolescents between the ages of 13 and 17 to learn more about…
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Children’s First Cell Phones: Parents’ Perspectives on Risks and Benefits
In this pulse survey about kids’ cell phone ownership, parents reported that connection and safety were the primary motivators for getting a child a cell phone. Notably, parents whose children…
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Parents’ Perspectives: Summer Media Use and the Return to School
In our second Pulse Survey, parents reported that their children used increased amounts of media during the summer. Overall they saw this use as mainly helpful to their children’s social…
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Parents’ Perspectives: Media Use & Remote Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Respondents of a survey said that in the past year, technology has changed the way children connect with others, both in and out of school. In addition, media use has…