The Questionable Ecological Validity of Ecological Momentary Assessment: Considerations for Design and Analysis

被引:71
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作者
Ram, Nilam [1 ,2 ]
Brinberg, Miriam [1 ]
Pincus, Aaron L. [1 ]
Conroy, David E. [1 ]
机构
[1] Penn State Univ, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
[2] German Inst Econ Res DIW, Berlin, Germany
关键词
TIME; SEQUENCE; LIFE; BEHAVIOR;
D O I
10.1080/15427609.2017.1340052
中图分类号
B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
学科分类号
040202 ;
摘要
Experience sampling, diary, ecological momentary assessment, ambulatory monitoring, and related methods are part of a research tradition aimed at capturing the ongoing stream of individuals' behavior in real-world situations. By design, these approaches prioritize ecological validity. This article examines how the purported ecological validity these study designs provide may be compromised during data analysis. After briefly outlining the benefits of ecological momentary assessment-type designs, the authors highlight design issues that threaten ecological validity, illustrate how the typical multilevel analysis of ecological momentary assessment-type data can compromise generalizability to real-life, and consider how unobtrusive monitoring and person-specific analysis may provide for more precise descriptions of individuals' actual human ecology.
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页码:253 / 270
页数:18
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