USING ECOLOGICAL MOMENTARY ASSESSMENT TO EXAMINE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRODUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT AND HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN LATER LIFE

The experience of positive events is associated with increased positive affect, which can beneficially impact the physical and mental health outcomes of adolescents. Despite an increase in important life events during adolescence, little research has examined the influence of positive events on affect in this population. This study used Ecological Momentary Assessment to investigate individual differences in the effects of daily positive events on momentary positive and negative affect and event-specific positive affect among 136 adolescents ( M age = 13.03 years). Results indicated that interpersonal and independent events elicited greater event-specific positive affect than non-interpersonal and dependent events. Dependent interpersonal events were associated with the greatest positive affect compared to other combinations of event types. Gender did not moderate these effects. These findings may address the gap in the literature regarding the types of daily positive events that elicit the most positive affect in adolescents, and in turn, may enhance well-being.

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Temporal Dynamics of PERMA Building Blocks and Well-being in Daily Life: An Ecological Momentary Assessment

10.31234/osf.io/gs2vd ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Saeideh Heshmati ◽

Zita Oravecz

Keyword(s):

Ecological Momentary Assessment ◽

Temporal Dynamics ◽

Daily Life ◽

Well Being ◽

Building Blocks ◽

Individual Variability ◽

Future Research ◽

Dynamical Features ◽

Ecological Momentary ◽

Momentary Assessment

Most assessments of well-being have relied on retrospective accounts, measured by global evaluative well-being scales. Following the recent debates focused on the assessment of hedonic and eudaimonic well-being based on the elements of the PERMA theory, the current study aimed to shed further light onto the measurement of PERMA elements in daily life and their temporal dynamics. Through an Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) design (N=160), we examined the dynamics of change (e.g., baselines and intra-individual variability) in the PERMA elements using the mPERMA measure, which is an EMA-adapted version of the PERMA Profiler. Findings revealed that momentary experiences of well-being, quantified via PERMA elements, map onto their corresponding hedonic or eudaimonic well-being components, and its dynamical features provide novel insights into predicting global well-being. This work offers avenues for future research to assess well-being in real-time and real-world contexts in ecologically valid ways, while eliminating recall bias.

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Exploring Residents’ Well-Being and Burnout via Qualitative Ecological Momentary Assessment

Academic Medicine ◽

10.1097/acm.0000000000004508 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽

Author(s):

Judy A. Shea ◽

Lisa M. Bellini ◽

Sanjay V. Desai ◽

Frances K. Barg ◽

Whitney Eriksen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Ecological Momentary Assessment ◽

Well Being ◽

Ecological Momentary ◽

Momentary Assessment

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Ecological Momentary Assessment and Intervention in physical activity and well-being: Affective reactions, social-cognitive factors, and behaviors as determinants of physical activity and exercise

10.3389/978-2-88919-224-3 ◽

2014 ◽

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Ecological Momentary Assessment ◽

Social Cognitive ◽

Well Being ◽

Cognitive Factors ◽

Affective Reactions ◽

And Behaviors ◽

Physical Activity And Exercise ◽

Ecological Momentary ◽

Momentary Assessment

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SWAY: Sleep disturbance as an early warning sign of suicidality in psychiatric inpatients transitioning to the community: an ecological momentary assessment study protocol (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.33817 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Lindsay Dewa ◽

Sofia Pappa ◽

Talya Greene ◽

James Cooke ◽

Lizzie Mitchell ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Hospital Discharge ◽

Psychiatric Hospital ◽

Ecological Momentary Assessment ◽

Psychiatric Inpatients ◽

Poor Sleep ◽

Inpatient Setting ◽

Initial Hospital ◽

Ecological Momentary ◽

The Relationship ◽

Momentary Assessment

BACKGROUND Patients are at high risk of suicidal behaviour and death by suicide immediately following discharge from an inpatient psychiatric hospital. Furthermore, there is a high prevalence of sleep problems in inpatient settings which is associated with worse outcomes following hospitalisation. However, it is unknown whether poor sleep is associated with suicidality following initial hospital discharge. Our study aim is to examine the relationship between sleep and suicidality in discharged patients using ecological momentary assessment (EMA). OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship between subjective and objective sleep parameters and suicidality in young psychiatric inpatients transitioning to the community, and to explore the underlying mechanisms of this relationship using an adapted Integrated Motivational-Volitional (IMV) model. METHODS Our study will be the first co-produced prospective EMA using a wearable device to examine the sleep-suicide relationship during the transition from acute inpatient care to the community. Prospectively discharged inpatients aged 18-35 with a mental disorder (n>50) will be assessed for eligibility and recruited across two sites. Data on suicidal ideation, behaviour and imagery, non-suicidal self-harm and imagery, defeat, entrapment, and hopelessness, affect and sleep will be collected on the Pro-Diary V wrist-worn electronic watch for up to 14 days. Objective sleep and daytime activity will be measured using the inbuilt MotionWare software. Questionnaires will be administered face-to-face at baseline and follow-up while data will also be collected on the acceptability and feasibility of using the Pro-Diary V watch to monitor the transition following discharge. The study has been, and will continue to be, co-produced with young people with experience of being in an inpatient setting and suicidality. RESULTS South Birmingham Research Ethics Committee (Ref: 21/WM/0128) approved the study on June 28th 2021. We expect to see a relationship between poor sleep and post-discharge suicidality. Results will be available in 2022. CONCLUSIONS This will be the first EMA study to examine the relationship between sleep and suicidality, and to apply the IMV model in young patients transitioning from psychiatric hospital to community. We expect findings will directly influence policy and clinical practice, including the introduction of digital monitoring of suicidality and/or sleep before and after initial hospital discharge.

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Students' Experiences with Ecological Momentary Assessment Tools to Report on Emotional Well-being

Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive Mobile Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies ◽

10.1145/3191735 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 1-20 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Larry Chan ◽

Vedant Das Swain ◽

Christina Kelley ◽

Kaya de Barbaro ◽

Gregory D. Abowd ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Ecological Momentary Assessment ◽

Well Being ◽

Assessment Tools ◽

Ecological Momentary ◽

Momentary Assessment

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Temporal Associations Between Social Activity and Mood, Fatigue, and Pain in Older Adults With HIV: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.9802 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Emily W Paolillo ◽

Bin Tang ◽

Colin A Depp ◽

Alexandra S Rooney ◽

Florin Vaida ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Real Time ◽

Ecological Momentary Assessment ◽

Social Activity ◽

Well Being ◽

High Rate ◽

Related Factors ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Persons Living With Hiv ◽

Ecological Momentary ◽

Momentary Assessment

BACKGROUND Social isolation is associated with an increased risk for mental and physical health problems, especially among older persons living with HIV (PLWH). Thus, there is a need to better understand real-time temporal associations between social activity and mood- and health-related factors in this population to inform possible future interventions. OBJECTIVE This study aims to examine real-time relationships between social activity and mood, fatigue, and pain in a sample of older PLWH. METHODS A total of 20 older PLWH, recruited from the University of California, San Diego HIV Neurobehavioral Research Program in 2016, completed smartphone-based ecological momentary assessment (EMA) surveys 5 times per day for 1 week. Participants reported their current social activity (alone vs not alone and number of social interactions) and levels of mood (sadness, happiness, and stress), fatigue, and pain. Mixed-effects regression models were used to analyze concurrent and lagged associations among social activity, mood, fatigue, and pain. RESULTS Participants (mean age 58.8, SD 4.3 years) reported being alone 63% of the time, on average, (SD 31.5%) during waking hours. Being alone was related to lower concurrent happiness (beta=−.300; 95% CI −.525 to −.079; P=.008). In lagged analyses, social activity predicted higher levels of fatigue later in the day (beta=−1.089; 95% CI −1.780 to −0.396; P=.002), and higher pain levels predicted being alone in the morning with a reduced likelihood of being alone as the day progressed (odds ratio 0.945, 95% CI 0.901-0.992; P=.02). CONCLUSIONS The use of EMA elucidated a high rate of time spent alone among older PLWH. Promoting social activity despite the presence of pain or fatigue may improve happiness and psychological well-being in this population.

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The relationship between mindfulness meditation and well-being during 8 weeks of ecological momentary assessment

Mindfulness ◽

10.1007/s12671-019-01248-x ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 255-263 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Oskari Lahtinen ◽

Christina Salmivalli

Keyword(s):

Ecological Momentary Assessment ◽

Mindfulness Meditation ◽

Sleep Problems ◽

Well Being ◽

Path Model ◽

Upper Secondary Education ◽

Upper Secondary ◽

Ecological Momentary ◽

Main Effects ◽

Momentary Assessment

Abstract Objectives The main effects of 8-week mindfulness-based programs (MBP) on anxiety and depression are now supported by reasonably robust evidence. However, few to no studies have looked at whether and how these main effects come to be over the course of the MBP. The goal of the present study was to look at how meditation practice predicted changes in well-being, and vice versa, at a weekly level, within an 8-week online MBP. Methods The participants were 457 Finnish upper secondary education students who underwent an 8-week online MBP. App-based ecological momentary assessment data were collected on how many minutes the participants meditated (daily) and their anxiety, happiness, and sleep problems (weekly). These data were analyzed using a longitudinal (nine time point) path model. Results Participants’ weekly minutes of mindfulness meditation were a consistent, albeit weak, predictor of decreases in anxiety and increases in happiness. During the course of the study, answer rates declined from 75.7% (Time 0) to 27.4% (Time 8) for anxiety, happiness, and sleep and from 80.5% to 37.0% for meditation minutes. Conclusions Results suggest well-being improvement from mindfulness meditation is an ongoing process and that ecological momentary assessment is a promising methodology for studying it.

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