Tracking Teens' Location Study

Many parents in the U.S. use smartphone applications to track where their teenagers are (“location tracking apps”). These apps (e.g. Life360) have become very popular in the past 5-10 years, but little research has been done on them. 

The purpose of this study is to pilot a new survey we have created to measure parent location tracking app use, in addition to a screenshot-based procedure for capturing the amount of time spent on location tracking apps.

Are you eligible?

You can participate in this study if: 

• You are a parent of a teen in 6th through 12th grade 

• You use a smartphone location tracking app (e.g. Life360) to track your teen’s location

What do YOU do?

• Meet with us for a ~45 minute initial session on Zoom

• Independently complete 2 online surveys 2-4 weeks after the first session

• Attend a ~45 minute focus group session online, over Zoom teleconference. 

• If selected, you will be asked to send screenshots of your screen time for your location tracking app once per week for three weeks. 

What do you GET?

Receive up to $55 in Amazon e-gift cards, dependent upon completion of each task, as compensation for your time! 

Ready to join?

Fill out the form below:

https://ucsd.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0I19ZdeWYfZW98O 

OR

Email us to sign up!

teen-locations-study@health.ucsd.edu