Emerging from our members’ research
Stay tuned for new applications (guidelines, tools, interventions) developed by members of the ESM Expertise Group.
Tutorial: Engagement
Anne Bülow has published a tutorial for fellow researchers on how to maintain or reach high compliance/ engagement in ESM Studies. This paper was based on an invited contribution) and is being implemented in a handbook of ESM work. Target group: researchers who design an ESM study.
Handbook: In Myin-Germeys, I., & Kuppens, P. (Eds.). (2025) The open handbook of experience sampling methodology: A step-by-step guide to designing, conducting, and analyzing ESM studies (3rd ed.). Leuven: KU Leuven University Press.
Reliability of ESM data
IJsbrand Leertouwer has worked this year on a methodological toolbox to assess the reliability of ESM data – thereby meeting a key demand for ESM researchers worldwide. This toolbox also includes the much-needed function to add missing values to time series data in R, with the aim of creating equal time intervals. Previously, this functionality was only available in closed-source software. This function is already accessible; the rest of the toolbox will be published in the second quarter of 2025.
IJsbrand already provided a workshop to the ESM group. Further implementation will take place through collaboration with the world-leading Dynamic modeling Lab of Ellen Hamaker in her teachings and courses. Target group: researcher who analyze ESM data.
Parenting intervention
Rick van Lochem has created a parenting intervention, as part of the Paradox research project.
A parenting intervention for parents of adolescents, consisting of two elements: (1) a personalized feedback report that provides parents with insight into the extent to which they believe they have provided structure, support, and autonomy, and (2) short, practical parenting tips that address these parenting elements (for six weeks, three times per week).
The goal is to give parents insight into their own parenting practices and help them better align their parenting with their child’s needs. Implementation will take place as part of the Protect Me consortium (flagship convergence). Target group: Parents of teens.