Experience Sampling Method Measuring the Quality of Everyday Life [Paperback]

Experience Sampling Method: Measuring the Quality of Everyday Life is the first book to bring together the theoretical foundations and practical applications of this indispensable methodology. Authors Joel M. Hektner, Jennifer A. Schmidt, and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi provide fascinating information for anyone interested in how people go about their daily lives.Experience Sampling Method: Measuring the Quality of Everyday Life is the first book to bring together the theoretical foundations and practical applications of this indispensable methodology. Authors Joel M. Hektner, Jennifer A. Schmidt, and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi provide fascinating information for anyone interested in how people go about their daily lives. This book provides interesting reading for students in research method courses and belongs on the must-read list of investigators who are considering the application of ESM to their own research. List of Tables and Figures
Acknowledgments
Part I: The Origins of ESM
Chapter 1: Epistemological Foundations for the Measurement of Experience
A Systematic Phenomenology
The Experience Sampling Method
A Brief History
How Trustworthy Are Subjective Self-Reports?
What Can We Learn From ESM?
Chapter 2: Theoretical Foundations of ESM
Biology, Culture, and Daily Behavior
Subjective Experience in Context: The Interplay of Psychological Processes and Cognitive Functions
Interaction of Individuals and Environments
Experience Fluctuations, Well-Being, and Development
A Theoretical Compass for Exploring Experience
Part II: How to Measure the Quality of Everyday Life
Chapter 3: Collecting the Data
Designing a Study Using ESM
Equipment and Signaling Schedules