Parenting Journal · Volume 1 · Issue 2 · Licensed source edition
Emotional Intelligence and Adolescents’ Use of Artificial Intelligence: A Parent–Adolescent Study
Originally published 2025-08-21 · Behavioral Sciences
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · DOI 10.3390/bs15081142 ↗
AI / system type
Mixed AI tools / self-reported family use
Direct parenting evidenceDirectly addresses parents or caregiving, including parent studies, syntheses and audits of parenting advice.
The AI connection
Measures adolescents’ and parents’ reported use of and trust in AI-based technologies, including behavioral advice and data security.
Why this reading matters
Connects AI reliance to actual family perspectives and highlights the need for conversation rather than assumptions about a teenager’s technology use.
Editorial reading guide · Trust
How might parents and teenagers differ in what they trust AI to do?
The study examines generational differences in AI use and trust alongside family relationships. It treats a digital secure base as a research interpretation, not a proven parenting formula.
Study context
170 adolescents and 175 parents in southern Italy; 47 matched dyads
Age / stage: Adolescents aged 13–17 years
Read with three questions
- Which forms of AI use and trust differed between generations?
- What did the matched dyad analysis add?
- Why should the exploratory user profiles not become labels for individual teenagers?
Keep the limits in view
The study was correlational, self-reported and geographically limited. Only 47 matched dyads informed the profile analysis; causal effects of parenting style or emotional intelligence were not established.
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Marco Andrea Piombo; Sabina La Grutta; Maria Stella Epifanio; Gaetano Di Napoli; Cinzia Novara; Jiaming Fang (2025). Emotional Intelligence and Adolescents’ Use of Artificial Intelligence: A Parent–Adolescent Study Behavioral Sciences. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15081142
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