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Chatbots and Conversational Agents (1145) Digital Mental Health Interventions, e-Mental Health and Cyberpsychology (3118) Advanced Data Analytics in eHealth (341) Formative Evaluation of Digital Health Interventions (4996) Kids' and Adolescents' Use of Technology (185)

Published on in Vol 28 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/95819, first published .
Two teenage girls looking at their phones while sitting together.

How US Youth Use AI Chatbots: Conversation Patterns From Naturalistic Keystroke Observations

How US Youth Use AI Chatbots: Conversation Patterns From Naturalistic Keystroke Observations

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Anne J Maheux1 Author Orcid Image ;   Debra Boeldt2 Author Orcid Image ;   Samir Akre-Bhide2 Author Orcid Image ;   Jessica Flannery2 Author Orcid Image ;   Allison Paige2 Author Orcid Image ;   Giavanna Villella2 Author Orcid Image ;   Kaitlyn Burnell1 Author Orcid Image ;   Eva H Telzer1 Author Orcid Image ;   Scott H Kollins2 Author Orcid Image
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Anne J Maheux   1 , PhD ;   Debra Boeldt   2 , PhD ;   Samir Akre-Bhide   2 , PhD ;   Jessica Flannery   2 , PhD ;   Allison Paige   2 , BA ;   Giavanna Villella   2 , BA ;   Kaitlyn Burnell   1 , PhD ;   Eva H Telzer   1 , PhD ;   Scott H Kollins   2 , PhD

1 Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

2 Aura, Boston, MA, United States

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  • Anne J Maheux, PhD
  • Department of Psychology & Neuroscience
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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  • United States
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  • Email: Amaheux@unc.edu