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.

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)

• 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

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Contract and Payment Terms

• You will be engaged as an independent contractor.
• This is a fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule.
• Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance.
• Your work at Mercor will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.
• Payments are weekly on Stripe or Wise based on services rendered.
• Please note: We are unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time.

About Mercor

Mercor partners with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models using human expertise. You will work on projects that focus on training and enhancing AI systems. You will be paid competitively, collaborate with leading researchers, and help shape the next generation of AI systems in your area of expertise.