Experience sampling
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Definition
'The Experience Sampling Method (ESM) is a self-recording method and originally "was used to refer to a particular technique involving random signaling of participants during their daily lives, although today ESM is sometimes used more broadly to refer to any procedure that has three qualities - assessment of experiences in natural settings, in real-time (or close to the occurrence of the experience being reported), and on repeated time occasions."
"experience sampling" in a general sense, i.e. as a set of techniques to capture people's behaviors, thoughts, or feelings as they occur in real-time. This would include "naïve" accounts of critical events but also more "processed" representations if the sampling is interval-based.
Links
- Experience Sampling Resource Page. This website provides a starting point for researchers interested in conducting their own computerized experience sampling study.
- Experience Sampling Methods: the Theory and Practice of Measuring Behavior In Situ by T. Conner, Boston Colledge (| Slides in PDF format). (DSchneider likes this introduction).
References
- Conner Christensen, T., Feldman Barrett, L., Bliss-Moreau, E., Lebo, K. & Kaschub, C. (2003). A practical guide to experience-sampling procedures, Journal of Happiness Studies, 4, 53-78 [1]