It is no secret that an active lifestyle can greatly benefit older adults, specifically those 65 and up. For example, walking activity has been found to be related to better health, while the World Health
Individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) experience regular fatigue, pain, sleep disturbance, and many other symptoms. It is thought that patients with CFS respond to these symptoms with two activity patterns. The first is known
As eating disorders increase in prevalence throughout the country, researchers and psychologists have taken an interest in better understanding what they are, how they manifest, and how best to treat them. They have run into
It is well known that a large percentage of college students use alcohol and marijuana regularly. But how are emotion regulation strategies related to substance use? Is there a connection? Emotion regulation strategies are used
What are the unique advantages of the experience sampling method? Learn more in this video based on Shiffman, Stone, & Hufford’s Ecological Momentary Assessment. Shiffman, S., Stone, A. A., & Hufford, M. R. (2008). Ecological momentary
Time flies by when you’re having fun! But what about when you are sorting through endless paperwork? Or doing the dishes? How does time pass when you’re not having fun? In this experience sampling study,
Are you stressed at work? Do you think that negative work events make your stress worse? You might be right! In this EMA study, researchers at the University of Bamberg and the University of Erlangen
How do adolescents cope? Do daily stressors affect their mood? And what is the relationship between daily problems, coping, and mood states for adolescents? To answer of these questions, researchers in Ireland turned to an
What factors influence overeating in overweight or obese individuals? In this study, researchers from the University of Tasmania used mobile based ecological momentary assessment (EMA) to examine what external and internal cues promote food intake.
Synopsis of Ellen Hamaker’s chapter “Why Researchers Should Think ‘Within-Person’: A paradigmatic rationale” in Handbook of Research Methods for Studying Daily Life For many years, psychological research analyzed large samples of people in order to