📣 We are excited to share that a new paper by Eisele & colleagues has been accepted in Psychological Assessment: “The Distracted Participant? Experience Sampling Response Behavior and Participant Disturbance in Social Situations.” osf.io/preprints/ps...

✨ New publication in JMIR! We’re excited to share a new qualitative study exploring patient preferences for an ESM–based digital tool used alongside usual treatment for individuals with problem substance use, now published in JMIR Formative Research. formative.jmir.org/2026/1/e79510

Preferences for an Experience Sampling Method–Based Tool as an Adjunct to Usual Treatment in Patients With Problem Substance Use: Qualitative Study

Background: Mobile health tools that use the Experience Sampling Method (ESM) appear to be a promising tool to streamline and improve the treatment of substance use disorders. However, patient involve...

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✨ We are closing the year with fantastic news! ✨ Prof. Dr. @inezgermeys.bsky.social, Prof. Dr. @ginettelafit.bsky.social and Prof. Dr. Ruud van Winkel have been awarded a KU Leuven Methusalem grant for the project: “A New Era in Psychosis Treatment: Digital Interventions for Negative Symptoms”

The first preprint from the SHARE study is out! 🥳 We compared the effects of three different incentives (a bulk payment, a bulk payment with personalized feedback, and payment per beep) on data quantity, data quality, and participant experiences in a student sample.

PsyArXivBot@psyarxivbot.bsky.social · 8mo ago

The effect of incentive type on data quality and quantity in an experience sampling study in a student population: https://osf.io/pc924

Registrations Are Now Open: REAL Workshop in April! We’re excited to announce that registrations are officially open for the upcoming REAL Workshop, taking place 22–24 April 2026 at KU Leuven! Secure your spot here: 👉 www.kuleuven.be/samenwerking...

Research with people, not just about them 🌍🧠 We teamed up with two of our Patient Advisory Board members (@ccp-kuleuven.bsky.social) to reflect on our first year of collaboration. Read more in our blog post: Dutch: ap.lc/wehgE English: ap.lc/cWXhI #participatoryresearch #mhealth

Wetenschap met open oren: de kracht van een adviesraad  - PsychoseNet.be

Samen bouwen aan onderzoek dat niet alleen over mensen gaat, maar gedaan wordt mét mensen aan onze zij. Patiënt Public Involvement!

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📣 New paper by Raphaël Bonnier! A new study investigates how Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) can support adolescents and adults who engage in non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). 📄 Read the full paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Clinical benefits and challenges of ecological momentary assessment in individuals who self-injure and seek mental health treatment

Non-suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) is a prevalent transdiagnostic behavior. The use of Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) shows clinical potential, bu…

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👀 New on the ESM Item Repository website: the ESM-Q! A comprehensive quality evaluation tool for ESM items - featuring 10 core and 15 supplementary criteria. Developed by @gudruneisele.bsky.social and Anu Hiekkaranta in a Delphi study with 40+ ESM/EMA experts! @esmrepository.bsky.social

ESM-Q | ESM Item Repository

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New preprint! Does data quality drop when participants respond to #EMA / #ESM surveys in the presence of others? We explored this in a pooled analysis of 4 ESM studies and found (subtle) shifts in burden & response behavior depending on participants’ social context: doi.org/10.31234/osf...

The first preprint of my PhD is out! Our review maps choices that researchers make throughout an ESM study from start to finish, including reporting and open science practices. We compare our findings to previous literature where possible, but also provide novel insights! osf.io/preprints/ps...

📢 Save the Date! The REAL Workshop is coming soon. The perfect opportunity to connect with fellow researchers and dive into experience sampling & ambulatory assessment. ✨ Plus a new update of The Open Handbook of Experience Sampling Methodology will be out soon!

Today is #WorldSuicidePreventionDay. Join millions around the world in raising awareness, sparking conversations, and changing the narrative on suicide. Together, we can make a difference. #WSPD2025

Our colleague, Dr. Glenn Kiekens, is finalist for New Scientist Science Talent 2025! 🎉 His research uses digital tools to better predict & prevent self-injury in young people. Please vote here before Sept 8 👉 lnkd.in/eRBrwg8n

🚀 New INTERACT paper! We explored how clients with early psychosis experienced the ACT-DL app, used between ACT therapy sessions. 🔎 How did clients experience using the app? How can it be improved? Open access paper here 👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #earlypsychosis #digitalmentalhealth

Perspectives of Patients With Early Psychosis on the Use of an App in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: A Qualitative Study

Introduction Individuals with early psychosis received Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in daily life (ACT-DL), consisting of 8 face-to-face sessions and use of a mobile app at home, as part of a r.....

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🚨 New paper out! We studied how loneliness relates to self-harm in adolescents in real time, and how parent–child attachment shapes this link, thereby offering key insights into when and why adolescents self-harm and what we can do to help. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Have you used the @esmrepository.bsky.social in your research, e.g., to find items, contribute items, conduct measurement research, etc? We need your help! Please share. #ExperienceSamplingMethod #OpenScience @ambulatory-assessment.org

The ESM Item Repository@esmrepository.bsky.social · last yr.

The ESM Item Repository needs your help! We're applying for funding 💰and we need people to tell us how they have used the Repository in their work. If you are willing to be contacted ✉️ by the Repository team to tell us more about this, please reply to this post and please share! #OpenScience

@ccp-kuleuven.bsky.social PhD student, @benjaminkunc.bsky.social talks about his work assessing the structure & measurement invariance of ESM items to assess social experiences. Measurement matters! Preprint coming soon... #SAA2025 #ProudSupervisor

Happening now at #SAA2025! @gudruneisele.bsky.social leading a symposium on ESM data quality & quantity. Kicking us off @ccp-kuleuven.bsky.social PhD student, @millapihlajamaki.bsky.social on careless responding. Preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps... #ProudSupervisor

3 days to go! Badges are all set and ready to go 🌟 See you Monday at the conference! #SAA2025

Do you like coffee ☕, ambulatory assessment 📱and #OpenScience 🔑? We are hosting a contributors’ café during lunch breaks & poster sessions @saa2025leuven.bsky.social. Come find the café to have a cup of coffee and contribute your items to the repository! #SAA2025 🧵 ⬇️ 1/4

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📢 New PhD vacancy: Context characteristics influencing daily-life stress coping in individuals at risk for mental illness. Mind-Body Research and Center for Contextual Psychiatry are looking for a PhD student on the topic of stress coping in daily life. More info: www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...

PhD: Context characteristics influencing daily-life stress coping in individuals

PhD vacancy - Context characteristics influencing daily-life stress coping in individuals at risk for mental illness

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🔥 Hot off the press! 🔥 Dr. Joanne Beames et al. published a systematic review on the use of ESM in anhedonia research. Highlights: anhedonia was measured differently across studies, was present in various mental health conditions, and varied by context and time. Find out more: tinyurl.com/yj4c97kc

Just a reminder that the Open Science for ESM workshop by Prof. Olivia J. Kirtley and Prof. Ginette Lafit is also taking place on Friday, May 30th! @oliviajkirtley.bsky.social @ginettelafit.bsky.social More info and registration here: gbiomed.kuleuven.be/english/rese...

📢Only 3 days left to register for the post-conference workshops! Registration closes on May 11. Sign up here: www.saa2025.com/Register

Still places on our #OpenScience for experience sampling/ecological momentary assessment/Ambulatory Assessment course! If you're heading to @saa2025leuven.bsky.social & you'd like to learn more about open science, come and join us at this post-conference workshop! Registration & more info ⬇️

Olivia Kirtley@oliviajkirtley.bsky.social · last yr.

Come and join @ginettelafit.bsky.social and I in Leuven after SAA to learn about #OpenScience for Experience Sampling/Ecological Momentary Assessment! More details in the post below. Please share! @ambulatory-assessment.org

📣 New blog post! 📣 @ccp-kuleuven.bsky.social's @benjaminkunc.bsky.social gets into the nitty-gritty of factor analysis and its use and misuse: esmitemrepositoryinfo.com/blog-posts #Measurement #ExperienceSamplingMethod

Blog posts | ESM Item Repository

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Only 2 more days to register at the early bird rate for #SAA2025. We are very much looking forward to seeing you in Leuven!

SAA 2025 Leuven@saa2025leuven.bsky.social · last yr.

📣 Hi ESM enthusiasts! We would like to remind you that the early bird registration deadline is fast approaching! You have until Friday 4 April (23:59 CET) to register at early bird rate for #SAA2025 📣

📣 Hi ESM enthusiasts! We would like to remind you that the early bird registration deadline is fast approaching! You have until Friday 4 April (23:59 CET) to register at early bird rate for #SAA2025 📣

Can #ESM / #EMA boost awareness, insight, coping and alliance in psychotherapy? New work by @ccp-kuleuven.bsky.social that investigates this via qualitative patient interviews: Link: doi.org/10.1080/0963...

Interested in #ESM research? @oliviajkirtley.bsky.social and @ginettelafit.bsky.social are organizing an #OpenScience for ESM Course, taking place on Friday, 30th May 2025. Topics: transparent reporting, open materials, code, data and preregistration. Website: gbiomed.kuleuven.be/english/rese...