The application of Experience Sampling Methodology for the study of individual differences in real life

2014 ◽  
Vol 60 ◽  
pp. S6
Author(s):  
N. Barrantes-Vidal ◽  
T.R. Kwapil
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Experience Sampling ◽  
Sampling Methodology ◽  
Experience Sampling Methodology

Experience Sampling Methodology: A Systematic Review and Discussion for Organizational Research

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ozge Can
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Total Duration ◽  
Experience Sampling ◽  
Workplace Relationships ◽  
Organization Studies ◽  
Organizational Research ◽  
Sampling Methodology ◽  
Experience Sampling Methodology ◽  
Current State ◽  
Methodological Aspects

In organizational research, growing attention has been given to the dynamic nature of workplace relationships and how such dynamic processes shape key behavioural outcomes. Experience sampling methodology (ESM) brings more opportunity than any other research option to examine such fluctuations and relevant causal relationships. ESM can be described as a quantitative method which allows individuals to assess discrete evaluative states on multiple events by combining three distinct elements; person, variables and occasion. Despite its increasing prevalence and popularity, however, there has been only a few attempts to investigate the most appropriate design, measurement and analysis choices for experience sampling data. Even though ESM has been utilized in organizational research for some time, systematic investigations regarding how these issues have been addressed and how the method has been applied to specific organizational topics are limited. This study provides a systematic and critical assessment of the use of ESM in current organizational research (2010‑2020) by reviewing a random sample of 50 ESM studies indexed in ISI Web of Science with the aim of identifying the current state of practice. The selected studies were analysed based on several methodological aspects including the type of ESM protocol applied, sample characteristics, data sources, specified interval and total duration of data collection, structure and properties of designated measures, analytic strategy, and the research model to be tested. Findings show that organization studies vary considerably based on how they design and implement ESM. Moreover, despite the availability of good practices, many studies fail to attain recommended standards about sample size, data collection procedures, data characteristics and measurement quality. As such, this paper offers several insights regarding how time‑based within‑person frameworks can be improved in future studies to account for dynamic organizational phenomena.

scholarly journals Predicting Delay in Goal-Directed Action: An Experience Sampling Approach Uncovering Within-Person Determinants Involved in the Onset of Academic Procrastination Behavior

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lena M. Wieland ◽  
Ulrich W. Ebner-Priemer ◽  
Matthias F. Limberger ◽  
Ulrike E. Nett
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Experience Sampling ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Academic Procrastination ◽  
Electronic Diary ◽  
Academic Tasks ◽  
Directed Action ◽  
Sampling Approach

Academic procrastination involves the delayed implementation of actions required to fulfill study-related tasks. These behavioral delays are thought to result from momentary failures in self-regulation (i.e., within-person processes). Most previous studies focused on the role of trait-based individual differences in students’ procrastination tendencies. Little is known about the within-person processes involved in the occurrence of procrastination behavior in real-life academic situations. The present study applied an event-based experience sampling approach to investigate whether the onset of task-specific delay behavior can be attributed to unfavorable changes in students’ momentary appraisals of tasks (value, aversiveness, effort, expectations of success), which may indicate failures in self-regulation arise between critical phases of goal-directed action. University students (N = 75) used an electronic diary over eight days to indicate their next days’ intentions to work on academic tasks and their task-specific appraisals (n = 582 academic tasks planned). For each task, a second query requested the next day determined whether students’ task-related appraisals changed and whether they implemented their intention on time or delayed working on the respective task (n = 501 completed task-specific measurements). Students’ general procrastination tendency was assessed at baseline using two established self-report questionnaires. Stepwise two-level logistic regression analyses revealed that within-person changes in task-related appraisals that reflected a devaluation of the study-related tasks increased the risk for an actual delay. The risk to delay decreased when students maintained a positive attitude toward the task. Students’ general procrastination tendency did not predict individual differences in their task-specific delay behavior. We discuss these findings in light of the growing effort to understand the within-person processes that contribute to induce procrastination behavior under real-life academic conditions and illustrate how this knowledge can benefit the design of tasks and instructions that support students’ self-regulation to their best.

Episodic Demands, Resources, and Engagement

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 125-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea M. Reina-Tamayo ◽  
Arnold B. Bakker ◽  
Daantje Derks
Keyword(s):  
Path Analysis ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Experience Sampling ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Total Variance ◽  
Sampling Methodology ◽  
Experience Sampling Methodology ◽  
And Performance

Abstract. This study contributes to the literature on work engagement and job demands-resources (JD-R) theory by exploring the momentary relations between episodic demands, resources, engagement, and performance during various activities (e.g., checking e-mails) within a day. Using experience-sampling methodology, 61 Dutch employees completed activity characteristics, engagement, and performance surveys at three different times during the day for one week. Results from 413 observations showed that 88% of the total variance in engagement fluctuates from activity to activity. Multilevel path analysis results confirmed that during activities, episodic engagement was positively related to performance, and mediated the positive associations of resources and negative associations of hindering demands with performance.

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