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27-11-2019

Comparing Signal-Contingent and Event-Contingent Experience Sampling Ratings of Affect in a Sample of Psychotherapy Outpatients

Auteurs: Sindes Dawood, Michael N. Hallquist, Aaron L. Pincus, Nilam Ram, Michelle G. Newman, Stephen J. Wilson, Kenneth N. Levy

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment | Uitgave 1/2020

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Abstract

Experience sampling methods are widely used in clinical psychology to study affective dynamics in psychopathology. The present study examined whether affect ratings (valence and arousal) differed as a function of assessment schedule (signal- versus event-contingent) in a clinical sample and considered various approaches to modeling these ratings. A total of 40 community mental health center outpatients completed ratings of their affective experiences over a 21-day period using both signal-contingent schedules (random prompts) and event-contingent schedules (ratings following social interactions). We tested whether assessment schedules impacted 1) the central tendency (mean) and variability (standard deviation) of valence or arousal considered individually, 2) the joint variability in valence and arousal via the entropy metric, and 3) the between-person differences in configuration of valence-arousal landscapes via the Earth Mover’s Distance (EMD) metric. We found that event-contingent schedules, relative to signal-contingent schedules, captured higher average levels of pleasant valence and emotional arousal ratings. Moreover, signal-contingent schedules captured greater variability within and between individuals on arousal-valence landscapes compared to event-contingent schedules. Altogether, findings suggest that the two assessment schedules should not be treated interchangeably in the assessment of affect over time. Researchers must be cautious in generalizing results across studies utilizing different experience sampling assessment schedules.
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We used this approach, rather than Bolger et al. (2003) approach of dropping individuals with entries that are more than two standard deviations below the mean for the sample, because our specific analyses depend on a kernel density estimate of the two-dimensional space (e.g., valence and arousal). That is, a low number of completed surveys does not provide enough data to accurately estimate the person’s surface. Thus, we do not think the conventional wisdom applies here.
 
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Metagegevens
Titel
Comparing Signal-Contingent and Event-Contingent Experience Sampling Ratings of Affect in a Sample of Psychotherapy Outpatients
Auteurs
Sindes Dawood
Michael N. Hallquist
Aaron L. Pincus
Nilam Ram
Michelle G. Newman
Stephen J. Wilson
Kenneth N. Levy
Publicatiedatum
27-11-2019
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment / Uitgave 1/2020
Print ISSN: 0882-2689
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3505
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-019-09766-7

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