scholarly journals Negative Affect and Situational Antecedents of Eating in Disordered Eating and Normal Population an Ecological Momentary Assessment Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 289-297
Author(s):  
Chiara Paganini ◽  
Gregory Peterson ◽  
Jacqueline Mills
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Ecological Momentary Assessment ◽  
Normal Population ◽  
Affective State ◽  
Repeated Measure ◽  
Natural Environments ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
Momentary Assessment

The research examined the role of an affective state and immediate surrounds as possible antecedents of eating, utilising Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA), repeated assessments of current psychological and situational states in participants’ natural environments. 136 adults [55 with disordered eating (DE) and 81 controls] were recruited from the community and they completed event-contingent and random assessments over a seven-day period. Psychological and situational variables relative to eating were investigated to test if there was a significant difference in negative affect, hunger levels, time and location. To account for the nesting of multiple categorical observations within subjects, data were analysed using generalised estimating equations and autoregressive correlation, a repeated measure MANOVA and paired-sample t-tests.Levels of guilt and disgust were higher at eating episodes in DE participants and feelings of guilt and dissatisfaction with self were higher after eating. Being at home and being alone were both found to act as antecedents for eating in DE, whereas controls were more likely to eat whilst out in social situations. The affective state of an individual and their surrounding context, appear to be integral to the eating patterns of individuals with DE.

Using Personal Cell Phones for Ecological Momentary Assessment

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Kuntsche ◽  
Florian Labhart
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Ecological Momentary Assessment ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Cell Phones ◽  
Personal Digital Assistants ◽  
Natural Environments ◽  
Mobility Patterns ◽  
Standard Data ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
Momentary Assessment

Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) is a way of collecting data in people’s natural environments in real time and has become very popular in social and health sciences. The emergence of personal digital assistants has led to more complex and sophisticated EMA protocols but has also highlighted some important drawbacks. Modern cell phones combine the functionalities of advanced communication systems with those of a handheld computer and offer various additional features to capture and record sound, pictures, locations, and movements. Moreover, most people own a cell phone, are familiar with the different functions, and always carry it with them. This paper describes ways in which cell phones have been used for data collection purposes in the field of social sciences. This includes automated data capture techniques, for example, geolocation for the study of mobility patterns and the use of external sensors for remote health-monitoring research. The paper also describes cell phones as efficient and user-friendly tools for prompt manual data collection, that is, by asking participants to produce or to provide data. This can either be done by means of dedicated applications or by simply using the web browser. We conclude that cell phones offer a variety of advantages and have a great deal of potential for innovative research designs, suggesting they will be among the standard data collection devices for EMA in the coming years.

scholarly journals Examining convergence of retrospective and ecological momentary assessment measures of negative affect and eating disorder behaviors

2014 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 305-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph A. Wonderlich ◽  
Jason M. Lavender ◽  
Stephen A. Wonderlich ◽  
Carol B. Peterson ◽  
Scott J. Crow ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Ecological Momentary Assessment ◽  
Assessment Measures ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
Momentary Assessment ◽  
Eating Disorder Behaviors

scholarly journals A Coordinated Analysis of Variance in Affect in Daily Life

Assessment ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (8) ◽  
pp. 1683-1698 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacey B. Scott ◽  
Martin J. Sliwinski ◽  
Matthew Zawadzki ◽  
Robert S. Stawski ◽  
Jinhyuk Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Ecological Momentary Assessment ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Daily Diary ◽  
Levels Of Analysis ◽  
Total N ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
Momentary Assessment ◽  
Widespread Interest

Despite widespread interest in variance in affect, basic questions remain pertaining to the relative proportions of between-person and within-person variance, the contribution of days and moments, and the reliability of these estimates. We addressed these questions by decomposing negative affect and positive affect variance across three levels (person, day, moment), and calculating reliability using a coordinated analysis of seven daily diary, ecological momentary assessment (EMA), and diary-EMA hybrid studies (across studies age = 18-84 years, total Npersons = 2,103, total Nobservations = 45,065). Across studies, within-person variance was sizeable (negative affect: 45% to 66%, positive affect: 25% to 74%); in EMA more within-person variance was attributable to momentary rather than daily level. Reliability was adequate to high at all levels of analysis (within-person: .73-.91; between-person: .96-1.00) despite different items and designs. We discuss the implications of these results for the design of future intensive studies of affect variance.

A-111 Ecological Momentary Assessment of Mood after Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 1160-1160
Author(s):  
Julianne Wilson ◽  
Amanda R Rabinowitz ◽  
Tessa Hart
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Severe Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Ecological Momentary Assessment ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Positive And Negative Affect ◽  
Environmental Reward ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
Momentary Assessment

Abstract Objective In persons with moderate–severe traumatic brain injury (msTBI), we compared traditional measures of mood with dynamic measures of affect derived from ecological momentary assessment (EMA), for the purpose of validating the EMA indices and exploring their unique contributions to emotional assessment. Method 23 community-dwelling participants with chronic msTBI were enrolled in a treatment trial for anxiety and/ or depression. At baseline, participants completed the Brief Symptom Inventory-18 Depression and Anxiety subscales (BSI-D, BSI-A) and the Environmental Reward Observation Scale (EROS), a measure of everyday pleasure and reward. EMA data, including the Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS), were collected via smartphone 5 times daily for 7–14 days prior to treatment (M = 8.65; SD = 1.87). Spearman correlations tested associations between baseline BSI-D, BSI-A, and EROS scores with both overall means and temporal variability measures for positive and negative affect (PA, NA). Results Mean PA was significantly correlated with BSI-D (rho −0.60, p < 0.05) and EROS (rho 0.72, p < 0.01). Mean NA and affect variability measures were uncorrelated with baseline scores. NA mean and variability were intercorrelated (rho 0.87, p < 0.001), but this was not the case for PA. Conclusion EMA measures of averaged positive affect showed robust relationships with retrospective measures of depression and environmental reward, providing support for the validity of EMA measures of PA, and for use of the EROS in msTBI. While negative findings must be interpreted with caution, the lack of association of affective variability with retrospective measures suggest a unique role for EMA in examining temporal dynamics of affect.

scholarly journals Negative Affect and Loss of Control Eating Among Bariatric Surgery Patients: an Ecological Momentary Assessment Pilot Investigation

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 2382-2387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gail A. Williams-Kerver ◽  
Kristine J. Steffen ◽  
Kathryn E. Smith ◽  
Li Cao ◽  
Ross D. Crosby ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bariatric Surgery ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Ecological Momentary Assessment ◽  
Loss Of Control ◽  
Loss Of Control Eating ◽  
Pilot Investigation ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
Momentary Assessment

The interplay between binge eating risk factors: Toward an integrated model

2020 ◽  
pp. 135910532094780
Author(s):  
Katrin Kukk ◽  
Kirsti Akkermann
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Binge Eating ◽  
Ecological Momentary Assessment ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
Momentary Assessment

We aimed to assess the interplay between dietary restraint and emotion regulation (ER) difficulties as well as other well-known risk factors of binge eating in a community sample of women. Altogether 96 women (mean age 21.5 years; mean BMI 21.7) participated in the study using ecological momentary assessment. Structural equation modeling indicated that restraint and ER pathways are related yet operate independently in predicting binge eating in a unified model. ER difficulties moderated the effect of negative affect and fluctuations in negative affect in predicting binge eating while Neuroticism and preoccupation with body weight predicted binge eating indirectly.

scholarly journals Increases of negative affect following daily hassles are not moderated by neuroticism: An ecological momentary assessment study

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 615-628
Author(s):  
Lara Kristin Mey ◽  
Andrea Chmitorz ◽  
Karolina Kurth ◽  
Mario Wenzel ◽  
Raffael Kalisch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Ecological Momentary Assessment ◽  
Daily Hassles ◽  
Assessment Study ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
Momentary Assessment

scholarly journals Ecological momentary assessment of stressful events and negative affect in bulimia nervosa.

2014 ◽  
Vol 82 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea B. Goldschmidt ◽  
Stephen A. Wonderlich ◽  
Ross D. Crosby ◽  
Scott G. Engel ◽  
Jason M. Lavender ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Bulimia Nervosa ◽  
Ecological Momentary Assessment ◽  
Stressful Events ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
Momentary Assessment
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