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Does the burden of the experience sampling method undermine data quality in state based body image research?
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posted on 2013-09-01, 00:00 authored by Matthew Fuller-TyszkiewiczMatthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Helen Skouteris, Ben Richardson, J Blore, M Holmes, Jacqueline MillsDespite growing popularity of experience sampling methodology (ESM) for evaluations of state-based components of body image, there have been concerns that the frequent repeated measurement might encourage problematic responding resulting in low data quantity and/or quality. Using a sample of 105 women (mean age = 24.84), this study used multilevel modelling to investigate whether (a) there were changes in compliance or response variability across a 7-day period, and (b) whether such changes are explained by participant characteristics. Present findings suggest that demands of ESM protocol undermine quantity more so than quality of obtained data. Decline in procedural compliance across the testing period correlated with BMI and body shame, whereas reduced variability in state-based assessments did not adversely impact the strength of association between state body satisfaction ratings and other variables in the dataset. The authors make several recommendations for ensuring the quality of ESM-based data in future studies.
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Body ImageVolume
10Issue
4Pagination
607 - 613Publisher
Elsevier BVLocation
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsPublisher DOI
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1740-1445eISSN
1873-6807Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2013, ElsevierUsage metrics
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body dissatisfactionstate body imageecological momentary assessmentexperience sampling methodmeasurement reactivitySocial SciencesScience & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicinePsychology, ClinicalPsychiatryPsychology, MultidisciplinaryPsychologySTRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELSBINGE-EATING DISORDERMISSING-DATASATISFACTIONREACTIVITYBEHAVIORSDISSATISFACTIONVALIDATIONINVARIANCE
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