Egon Dejonckheere From Paper to Practice: What makes a good ESM / EMA survey item? What makes a good ESM / EMA survey item? TL;DR Until now, there was no shared way to judge whether a survey item in experience sampling (ESM) / ecological momentary assessment (EMA) research was act... Anchors Best Practice Data Quality Measurement Reactivity Methodology Reconceptualization Variability Oct 3, 2025 Our blog
Egon Dejonckheere From Paper to Practice: How simple text boosts ESM /EMA data interpretation for mental health practitioners. How simple text boosts ESM / EMA data interpretation for mental health practitioners. TL;DR An m-Path study shows that adding simple textual descriptions to experience sampling (ESM) / ecological mo... Best Practice Data Interpretation Feedback Graphs Mental Healthcare Sep 18, 2025 Our blog
Egon Dejonckheere From Paper to Practice: Predictors of response compliance in ESM / EMA research. Predictors of response compliance in ESM / EMA research. TL;DR Meta-analyses suggest that average compliance in experience sampling (ESM) / ecological momentary assessment (EMA) studies hovers aroun... Best Practice Methodology Response Compliance Rewards Sep 17, 2025 Our blog
Egon Dejonckheere From Paper to Practice: Detecting participation effects in ESM / EMA research. Detecting participation effects in ESM / EMA research. TL;DR Experience sampling methodology (ESM) / ecological momentary assessment (EMA) studies give us rich real-life data, but participation itse... Best Practice Calibration Careless Responding Data Quality Ecological Validity Introspection Measurement Interference Measurement Reactivity Methodology Reconceptualization Response Compliance Sep 17, 2025 Our blog
Egon Dejonckheere From Paper to Practice: The feasibility of high-intensity ESM / EMA in dementia. The feasibility of high-intensity ESM / EMA in dementia. TL;DR Traditionally, people with dementia have been excluded from experience sampling (ESM) / ecological momentary assessment (EMA) studies d... Best Practice Dementia Feasibility Voice Recording Sep 12, 2025 Our blog
Egon Dejonckheere From Paper to Practice: Visualizing previous ratings improves measurement in ESM / EMA studies. Visualizing previous ratings improves measurement in ESM / EMA studies. TL;DR Our study demonstrates that showing participants' previous emotion rating during experience sampling (ESM) / ecological ... Anchors Best Practice Calibration Data Quality Methodology Slider Scales Variability Sep 10, 2025 Our blog
Egon Dejonckheere From Paper to Practice: Should you gamify your ESM / EMA study? Should you gamify your ESM / EMA study? TL;DR Gamifying experience sampling (ESM) / ecological momentary assessment (EMA) studies with real-time rewards could boost response rates and speed, but at ... Best Practice Careless Responding Data Quality Gamification Methodology Response Compliance Rewards Sep 9, 2025 Our blog
