ESM-Q: A Consensus-Based Quality Assessment Tool for Experience Sampling Method Items

• DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/sjynv
• Publication Date: 2024-06-06T11:51:21Z
• Authors: Gudrun Eisele; Anu Pauliina Hiek...; Yoram Kevin Kunkels; Marije aan het Rot; Wouter van Balleg...; Sara Laureen Bartels; Jojanneke A. Bast...; Patrick N. Beymer; Lauren Bylsma; Ryan William Carp...; William D. Ellison; Aaron Jason Fisher; Thomas Forkmann; Madelyn Frumkin; Daniel Fulford; Kristin Naragon-G...; Talya Greene; Vera Ellen Heininga; Andrew Jones; Elise Katherine K...; Peter Kuppens; Kathryn Modecki; Fabiola Müller; Andreas B. Neubauer; Vanessa Panaite; Maude Schneider; Jessie Sun; Stephen Jeffrey W...; Caroline Zygar-Ho...; Inez Myin-Germeys; Olivia J Kirtley
• Keywords: Quality Assessment

The Experience Sampling Method (ESM) is increasingly used by researchers from various disciplines to answer novel questions about individuals’ daily lives. Measurement best practices have long been overlooked in ESM research, and recent reviews show that item quality often not reported studies. absence of information may partly be explained the lack consensus on how should evaluated. As part Item Repository project (esmitemrepository.com) — an international open science initiative collects items bank evaluates their we brought together 42 experts develop assessment tool. In four Delphi phases, suggested 57 criteria, rated provided arguments for against criteria again, considering reflections other experts. result process ESM-Q: A tool consisting 10 core as well additional 15 supplementary depending type being availability information. cover topics ranging construct validity optimal wording items. ESM-Q can aid selecting existing items, developing new high-quality evaluating systematic reviews. Expert also highlight research surrounding design form a agenda measurement.