Research Center: Syracuse University
Location: This research study is being conducted virtually in New York
Lead Researcher: Dr. Aesoon Park
IRB: This study has been reviewed and approved by the Syracuse University Institutional Review Board

The current times we are living through are hard on everyone, especially the world’s teenagers! High school students have so much going on in their lives that sometimes they don’t make the most well-informed health decisions for themselves. But researchers are looking to help with that!

Researchers at Syracuse University are conducting a virtual study aiming to learn more about high-school students’ health behaviors related to sleep, alcohol and drug use, and sexual behaviors. With the information gained from this study, researchers hope to better design programs to help young people make good health decisions and live a healthy lifestyle. If you want to help better understand your health habits and help other teens, consider joining this study.

• You can participate in this research study from the comfort of your own home.
• Your answers will help the study team design programs to help high school students make good health decisions and live a healthy lifestyle.
• You will be paid up to $180 in Amazon e-gift cards for participating in this study.

• If you or your child decides to participate in the study and later feel that you or your child no longer wish to be part of it, you can withdraw at any time.
• Any information that you or your child provide will be kept strictly confidential, except as required by law.

• Teens aged 14 to 19 years
• Must be in 10th or 11th grade
• Must be able to read, write and speak English 
• Must be able to participate in this research study over approximately 12 months

The study team will explain the research in its entirety but some details are:

• Participants must attend a 90-minute Zoom session to qualify for compensation.
  • They will be required to present their school ID during the Zoom session.
  • If under 18, a parent or guardian must attend the beginning of the session to provide consent.
• You will be asked to complete three online surveys, each taking about 30 minutes, spaced out over a year. For each survey you complete, you’ll earn up to $25.
  • The surveys will ask questions about sleep, alcohol and drug use, and sexual behavior.
  • You can use any device with an internet connection to complete the survey.
• You may be selected to participate in an additional part of the research study where you will be asked to complete short daily surveys for 15 days, earning up to an additional $35.

Syracuse University
With 13 schools and colleges, 200 customizable majors and 100 minors, and online degrees and certificates, Syracuse University provides limitless educational pathways. New interdisciplinary areas ranging from social justice and artificial intelligence to energy and environment provide hands-on research experiences that broaden perspectives and prepare students for the careers of tomorrow. Syracuse University has five award-winning study abroad centers and international programs in 60 countries to choose from where their students gain global perspectives that last a lifetime.

If you have any questions, you may contact the study researchers by sending an email to [email protected] or contact (315) 430-9485.