Experience Sampling

Do your daydreams contribute to social adjustment? A study examined daydreams associated with social interactions in freshmen starting college, using experience sampling, to find out. Any incoming freshmen with a smartphone at a university in the United Kingdom were given the opportunity to participate in the study. The students answered experience sampling questions via SMS […]

With the Olympics in full swing, have you ever thought about how athletes keep their composure? Many use sport psychologists to help them “keep their head in the game.” How effective is this treatment, though? The Swiss National Science Foundation is currently conducting an experience sampling study to evaluate the treatment. The study examined two

Are you satisfied in your marriage? A daily diary study showed that this loaded question could be answered differently based on if one had more or less sleep. When answering a question like, “are you satisfied with your marriage?” you make a decision based on the ups and downs of your experiences and then make

Here’s a recent literature roundup from PubMed, PsychNet, and Google Scholar for your enjoyment. “Daily Interpersonal Experience Partially Explains the Association Between Social Rank and Physical Health.” This study examined the relationship between one’s perception of their socioeconomic status and one’s perceived health, and how this relationship is influenced by positive and negative interpersonal relationships.

People often listen to music to relieve stress. Hanging out with friends is known to relieve stress. So, does hanging out with friends while listening to music double this effect? This was the question of researchers from the University of Marburg, Germany. However, determining the answer to this question via survey or in the laboratory

There has been recent research showing nature is a “restorative environment,” or a setting that effectively enables people to recover from attentional, social, and other demands of modern/daily life. Consequentially, nature, along with other restorative environments (such as museums or natural daylight), has positive effects on people’s wellbeing, including improved attention, memory, and calmness. This