Universität zu Köln

Hofmann, Wilhelm and Patel, Paresh V. (2015). SurveySignal: A Convenient Solution for Experience Sampling Research Using Participants' Own Smartphones. Soc. Sci. Comput. Rev., 33 (2). S. 235 - 254. THOUSAND OAKS: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC. ISSN 1552-8286

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Abstract

Experience sampling or ecological momentary assessment offers unique insights into how people think, feel, and behave in their natural environments. Because the method is able to capture situational variation as it happens in real time, experience sampling has become an increasingly popular method in social and personality, psychology, and beyond. With the ubiquity of smartphone ownership and the recent technical advances, conducting experience sampling studies on participants' own devices has become increasingly easy to do. Here, we present one reliable, user-friendly, highly customizable, and cost-effective solution. The web-based application, SurveySignal, integrates the idea of using short message service (SMS) messages as signals and reminders, according to fixed or random schedules and of linking these signals to mobile surveys designed with common online survey software. We describe the method and customizable parameters and then present evaluation results from nine social-psychological studies conducted with SurveySignal (overall N = 1,852). Mean response rates averaged 77% and the median response delay to signals was 8 min. An experimental manipulation of the reminder signal in one study showed that installing a reminder SMS led to a 10% increase in response rates. Next to advantages and limitations of the SMS approach, we discuss how ecologically valid research methods such as smartphone experience sampling can enrich psychological research.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Hofmann, Wilhelm UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Patel, Paresh V. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-409389
DOI:	10.1177/0894439314525117
Journal or Publication Title:	Soc. Sci. Comput. Rev.
Volume:	33
Number:	2
Page Range:	S. 235 - 254
Date:	2015
Publisher:	SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
Place of Publication:	THOUSAND OAKS
ISSN:	1552-8286
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language DAILY-LIFE; PSYCHOLOGY; SMOKING Multiple languages Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications; Information Science & Library Science; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/40938