Characterizing the momentary association between loneliness, depression, and social interactions: Insights from an ecological momentary assessment study
Experiences of loneliness predict depressive symptoms prospectively for about 5 hours in daily life, but this association is not moderated by frequency and quality of social interaction.
Sep 1, 2024
Negative urgency as a state-level process
This EMA study suggests that people are more impulsive in moments high in negative emotions, but this association is not moderated by global reports of negative urgency.
May 1, 2024
A Tutorial on Analyzing Ecological Momentary Assessment Data in Psychological Research With Bayesian (Generalized) Mixed-Effects Models
In this tutorial, we introduce the reader to analyzing ecological momentary assessment (EMA) data as applied in psychological sciences with the use of Bayesian (generalized) linear mixed-effects models.
Mar 1, 2024
The daily association between affect and alcohol use: A meta-analysis of individual participant data
This study meta-analyzed individual participant data from 12,394 individuals across 69 studies in which participants reported their emotional state and alcohol use for multiple days. Contrary to theoretical models of alcohol use, the findings indicated that people are not more likely to drink and do not consume more alcohol on days that they report higher negative affect but are more likely to drink on days that they report higher positive affect.
Jul 1, 2023
Exploring associations between affect and marijuana use in everyday life via specification curve analysis
We show via Specification Curve Analysis across hundreds of models that there is little evidence for affect regulation of cannabis in regularly using young adults.
May 1, 2023
A meta-analysis on the affect regulation function of real-time self-injurious thoughts and behaviours
This individual participant data meta-analysis shows evidence for affect regulation of NSSI in everyday life.
Apr 1, 2022
No evidence for trait- and state-level urgency moderating the daily association between negative affect and subsequent alcohol use in two college samples
In this EMA study, we show that the negative affect-alcohol use association is not moderated by urgency in EMA data.
Feb 1, 2022
Fatigue, boredom and objectively measured smartphone use at work
This study shows that people are more likely to disengage from work to interact with their smartphone when they are fatigued and bored; they do not feel less fatigued/bored afterwards.
Jul 1, 2021
20,000 leagues under the sea: Sleep, cognitive performance, and self-reported recovery status during a 67-day military submarine mission
This study suggests compromised sleep during a 67-day military mission on a submarine.
Feb 1, 2021