Hi everyone,
Here are the learning objectives for Day 1:
- Discuss the key features of experience-sampling research
- Recognize the inherently within-individual nature of common theoretical lenses
- Explain the theoretical and methodological benefits of experience-sampling
- Explain why a phenomenon may be suited (or not) to an experience-sampling study
I have some questions regarding ESM study designs.
1. I know we have discussed this point several times, and I apologize if this has already been covered. However, I’m still a bit confused about the differences between interval contingent and signal contingent designs. From a research question standpoint, what are the differences between these two approaches? Using venting as an example, what research question would align with assigning a survey at 10 am with a window from 10 am to 12 pm versus randomly assigning the survey within that same time window?
2. Regarding the interval-contingent design, can I use different time windows for different participants? I’m interested in customer mistreatment on a daily basis and want to ask participants about their mistreatment experiences during the day. I plan to have them complete the survey after work. However, participants have different work schedules: some work from 8 am to 6 pm, while others work from 9 am to 9 pm. I also want to measure their work-related rumination before bedtime. Since their work and bedtime schedules differ, how can I set the time windows? For example, can I set the afternoon survey window (measuring customer mistreatment) from 6pm to 8 pm and the evening survey (measuring work rumination) window from 9pm to 11 pm for those who work 9am to 6pm, and adjust it to 9pm to 11 pm and 12am to 2 am for those who work 9am to 9pm?
Thank you so much for your guidance!
Another question is about the framing of the ESM in Koopman et al. (2023). It seems that their focus is not primarily on within-person day-to-day fluctuations. If I understand correctly, their choice to use an ESM design stems from the self-control framework rather than an explicit interest in within-person variance. Could they have tested the model using a traditional time-lagged study instead? It appears that the ESM here essentially functions as a short-interval time-lagged design. Would the paper still be publishable if they had used a standard time-lagged design instead of ESM? Thank you!