Interview Recording: How To get your teen to put down their smartphone, on 91.7, wvxu

A recording of our June 20, 2018, appearance on Cincinnati Edition, a daily talk show on WVXU, Cincinnati's NPR station.

The catalyst for the show was the June 21 publication of the findings of our Teen Smartphone Addiction National Survey/2018.  (Download the report here.) These survey findings informed a broader discussion of how to get teens to put their phones down now that the summer has come.

We appeared with Dave Kraft, a teacher at Calvert Catholic in Tiffin, OH, and Eli Cochran, Director of Camp Ernst, a summer camp in Burlington, KY.  Screen Education knows both Dave and Eli because we conducted research with them in the past.

We met Dave when we presented our model of smartphone addiction at the Ohio Educational Technology Conference, in February in Columbus, OH. Between March and May we conducted 2 surveys for Dave on smartphone addiction --- one of Calvert Catholic students, and another of Calvert Catholic parents. Dave and Screen Education will be applying to present our findings at the 2019 Ohio Educational Technology Conference.

We met Eli in 2016, when she agreed to allow us to conduct focus groups with teens attending Camp Ernst during the summer of 2016. Eli and Screen Education were also interviewed on WVXU in January of 2018 to discuss the issue of teen smartphone addiction. And we're thrilled to be working with Eli again this summer, doing more focus groups with teens.
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ABOUT THE "TEEN SMARTPHONE ADDICTION NATIONAL SURVEY/2018

​The "Teen Smartphone Addiction National Survey/2018" was conducted by Screen Education, EMI Research Solutions, and Stark Statistical Consulting. 

EMI Research Solutions recruited respondents through the EMI partner network, and conducted a 9-minute online survey between April 18-25, 2018.

The sample consists of 1,017 13- to 18-year-olds.  This sample size is sufficient for all statistics using the full sample to have margins of error of 3% or less.  All 1,017 respondents included in this statistical analysis completed the entire survey, so this criteria applies to all questions reported here

The organizations that partnered on the "Teen Smartphone Addiction National Survey/2018" are concerned about the toll smartphone addiction is taking on our children.  Therefore, in an act of public service each organization donated its time, services, and resources to introduce valuable new insights into the national conversation about smartphone addiction. 

Screen Education is dedicated to tackling issues at the intersection of screens and human wellness through research, education, and consulting. Michael Mercier organized this project and provided subject matter expertise, questionnaire development, analysis, and reporting.  To learn more about Screen Education visit www.ScreenEducation.org.

EMI Research Solutions is a leading online sample provider to the market research industry.  They leverage more than 150 partners in over 95 countries to provide the B2B or consumer sample that best fits their client’s project.  Michael Holmes, Brian Lamar, and Amy Carley contributed sample, survey programming, hosting, and project management.  To learn more about EMI, visit www.EMI-RS.com.

Stark Statistical Consulting provides statistical support for researchers, innovators, and entrepreneurs. Glenn Stark contributed questionnaire development, data analysis, and reporting.  To learn more about Stark Statistical Consulting, visit www.StarkStatistics.com.

Anxious Creations provides state-of-the-art website design, development and creative services to get the most out of your digital marketing budget. Gina Young contributed the design of this report.  To learn more about Anxious Creations visit www.AnxiousCreations.com.

The Detroit Chapter of the American Marketing Association offers valuable professional development opportunities and a place for marketers to connect and share knowledge throughout Southeast Michigan.  Holly Shier and Dave Pagnucco administered and hosted the webinar. To learn more about the Detroit Chapter of the American Marketing Association, visit www.AMADetroit.org. 

Signoi creates smart technology solutions for decoding cultural signals in an intuitively human way. It’s a new form of quantitative semiotics. Andrew Jeavons contributed text analytics of open-ended responses.  To learn more about Signoi, visit www.Signoi.com.

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