Experience Sampling

Standing (desks) only: Using experience sampling to study feasibility and health benefits of standing desks in the workplace

Have you ever used a standing desk? They are becoming increasingly popular, as they are reported to have multiple health benefits. One study helped confirm these benefits in a study using ecological momentary assessment. Researchers from Liverpool John Moores University wanted to know if standing desks had health benefits, and if they were feasible to use […]

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Five YouTube videos that explain experience sampling/ecological momentary assessment

It is becoming more and more common to go to YouTube to learn about something. And experience sampling/ecological momentary assessment is no exception. Here is a list of five YouTube videos that explain this methodology. Sit back, relax, and feel free to binge watch these videos to your heart’s content. A Guide to Using Experience Sampling and

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Experience sampling shows relationship between social stress, affect, and loneliness.

Social stress has to do with being stressed about changing relationships- which happen a lot during adolescence. Researchers wanted to find out about social stress in the daily life of adolescents, so they used the experience sampling method with smartphones to do so. The basic questions the researchers were interested in were 1.) what situations

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Four great reasons to use experience sampling/ecological momentary assessment in behavioral health research

In this talk, Jutta Mata highlights major advantages of experience sampling methods in the health behavior field. Interestingly, she begins by implying that the experience sampling is mobile-based, and uses this handy timeline of experience sampling history: And, you can check out our blog about the history of experience sampling. After the quick jaunt, Mata

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Anhedonia in Adolescence: An experience sampling study

How do adolescents experience anhedonia in daily life? Little research has been done in the area of anhedonia in daily life, and little research had been done examining depressive symptoms – such as anhedonia – of adolescents 1.) over time and 2.) in daily life. Researchers from the Netherlands used experience sampling to examine these

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