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 Blog
Egon Dejonckheere 5 open-science initiatives every ESM / EMA researcher should know. 5 open-science initiatives every ESM / EMA researcher should know. TL;DR The experience sampling (ESM) / ecological momentary assessment (EMA) field is rich with open-science resources that can save... Best Practice Data Interpretation Data Quality High Five Methodology Open Science May 18, 2026 Blog
Egon Dejonckheere 5 ways to measure emotions in ESM / EMA. 5 ways to measure emotions in ESM / EMA. TL;DR Measuring emotions in daily life using experience sampling methods (ESM) / ecological momentary assessment (EMA) is harder than it sounds. The format y... Anchors Calibration Continuous Measurement Data Quality High Five Methodology Slider Scales Variability May 5, 2026 Blog
María Fernanda García Verduzco How to standardize dietary intake in ESM / EMA using structured dropdowns. How to standardize dietary intake in ESM / EMA using structured dropdowns. TL;DR Experience sampling (ESM) / ecological momentary assessment (EMA) already improves dietary research by reducing recal... Calibration Data Interpretation Data Quality Dropdown item Gamification Methodology Rewards Apr 21, 2026 Blog
Egon Dejonckheere How do you assess the reliability of single-item ratings in ESM / EMA? How do you assess the reliability of single-item ratings in ESM / EMA? TL;DR Single-item measures are everywhere in experience sampling (ESM) / ecological momentary assessment (EMA) because they are... Best Practice Careless Responding Data Quality Methodology Slider Scales Apr 7, 2026 Blog
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 Blog
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 Blog
Egon Dejonckheere 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 Feb 24, 2026 Blog
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 Blog
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 Blog
Egon Dejonckheere 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 Jan 12, 2026 Blog
