Abstract
To understand the dynamics of mental health, it is essential to develop measures for the frequency and the patterning of mental processes in every-day-life situations. The Experience-Sampling Method (ESM) is an attempt to provide a valid instrument to describe variations in self-reports of mental processes. It can be used to obtain empirical data on the following types of variables: (a) frequency and patterning of daily activity, social interaction, and changes in location; (b) frequency, intensity, and patterning of psychological states, i.e., emotional, cognitive, and conative dimensions of experience; (c) frequency and patterning of thoughts, including quality and intensity of thought disturbance. The article reviews practical and methodological issues of the ESM and presents evidence for its short- and long-term reliability when used as an instrument for assessing the variables outlined above.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Flow and the Foundations of Positive Psychology |
| Subtitle of host publication | The Collected Works of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Pages | 35-54 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9789401790888 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9401790876, 9789401790871 |
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| State | Published - Apr 1 2014 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychology(all)