Ecological momentary assessment of stress, well-being, and psychological flexibility among college and university students during acceptance and commitment therapy.

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Grégoire ◽  
Christophe Chénier ◽  
Marina Doucerain ◽  
Lise Lachance ◽  
Rebecca Shankland
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment Therapy ◽  
Ecological Momentary Assessment ◽  
Psychological Flexibility ◽  
Well Being ◽  
College And University ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
Momentary Assessment ◽  
Assessment Of Stress

Understanding and promoting students’ well-being and performance in university studies – effects of a 7-week Acceptance and Commitment Therapy based course (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henna Asikainen ◽  
Nina Katajavuori ◽  
Kirsikka Kaipainen
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
University Students ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment Therapy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Reflective Journal ◽  
Reflective Journals ◽  
Commitment Therapy ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment ◽  
And Performance

BACKGROUND Internationally there have been many studies showing that the number of university students suffering from mental illness is growing and this problem should be addressed OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine 41 pharmacy students’ experiences of a small Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) -based intervention that was implemented as a 7-week course with weekly online modules. METHODS Students’ well-being, experiences of stress, organised studying and psychological flexibility were measured with questionnaires at the beginning and end of the course. Students’ experiences of the effectiveness of the course and were analysed from open-ended responses and a reflective journal. RESULTS The results show that students’ well-being and ability to manage time and effort increased during the course(p≤0.003). In their reflective journals, students described how their ability to manage stress in their studies, cope with their thoughts and feelings, focus on the things that are more important to them, and manage their time in studying and their well-being had improved. CONCLUSIONS This study showed that it is possible to foster students’ well-being in their studies. More research is needed to identify the long-lasting effects of these kind of interventions.

Investigating Affective Responding to Daily Positive Events Among Adolescents Using Ecological Momentary Assessment

2021 ◽  
pp. 027243162110580
Author(s):  
Sarah K. Chun ◽  
Katherine S. Benjamin ◽  
Amy H. Mezulis
Keyword(s):  
Positive Affect ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Ecological Momentary Assessment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Positive And Negative Affect ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Positive Events ◽  
Independent Events ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
Momentary Assessment

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.

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

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.

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

2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Judy A. Shea ◽  
Lisa M. Bellini ◽  
Sanjay V. Desai ◽  
Frances K. Barg ◽  
Whitney Eriksen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecological Momentary Assessment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
Momentary Assessment

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

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-20 ◽  
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

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

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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