More parents reject AI emotional support than accept it
US, 2025: 18% of parents would accept this use, 58% would not. Others were unsure, unaware of chatbots or did not answer.
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US, 2025: 18% of parents would accept this use, 58% would not. Others were unsure, unaware of chatbots or did not answer.
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- Would accept % of all parents of teens aged 13–17
2025: 18
- Would reject % of all parents of teens aged 13–17
2025: 58
Published estimates from one source are compared. Overlapping groups are not added as separate people; association is not causation.
Pew: 1,458 US teens aged 13–17 living with parents, and their parents, surveyed September 25–October 9, 2025; published February 24, 2026. Percentages of all teens or all parents as labelled. Overall margin of error ±3.3pp for each sample, not the margin for a difference. Self-reports and opinions; purposes overlap.
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