Egon Dejonckheere How to capture emotional episodes in everyday life using ESM / EMA burst designs. How to capture emotional episodes in everyday life using ESM / EMA burst designs. TL;DR Traditional experience sampling (ESM) / ecological momentary assessment (EMA) often measures people at fixed o... Best Practice Burst Design Episode Methodology Response Compliance Jun 15, 2026
Egon Dejonckheere How to make ESM / EMA accessible for vulnerable populations. How to make ESM / EMA accessible for vulnerable populations. TL;DR Experience sampling methodology (ESM) / ecological momentary assessment (EMA) is often seen as demanding: long studies, repeated se... Best Practice Data Quality Feasibility High Five Response Compliance Voice Recording Jun 1, 2026
Leonie Cloos How intensity profile drawings transform ESM / EMA assessment. How intensity profile drawings transform ESM / EMA assessment. TL;DR In experience sampling (ESM) / ecological momentary assessment (EMA) we often assume that snapshots represent the full picture of... Continuous Measurement Ecological Validity Methodology Response Compliance Variability Mar 23, 2026
Egon Dejonckheere 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 Mar 6, 2026
Egon Dejonckheere 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 Feb 10, 2026
Egon Dejonckheere Should participants use their own smartphone in ESM / EMA studies? Should participants use their own smartphone in ESM / EMA studies? TL;DR When running experience sampling (ESM) / ecological momentary assessment (EMA) studies, researchers sometimes wonder whether ... Best Practice Data Quality Methodology Response Compliance Jan 27, 2026
