
Researching Daily Life
A Guide to Experience Sampling and Daily Diary Methods
By: Paul J. Silvia, Katherine N. Cotter
Paperback | 19 May 2021
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This practical, beginner-friendly book teaches readers how to do daily life research, which is the study of what people do in their ordinary environments in their everyday lives.
The basic approach is to collect data intensively over time, at least once a day for many days, in people's natural environments rather than in research labs. Common methods include daily diaries, experience sampling, and ecological momentary assessment. Collectively, these methods trade off the control and precision of the lab for the texture, depth, and realism of the real world.
The book walks readers through the entire process of the research project, including first selecting a design and developing survey items, then collecting and cleaning data, and finally analyzing and disseminating the findings.
With example studies pulled from all areas of psychology, the book will provide students with the conceptual foundation and practical knowledge needed to examine psychological processes 'up close' in ways that experimental and survey methods can't.
About the Authors
Paul J. Silvia is the Lucy Spinks Excellence Professor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he has been conducting experience sampling and daily diary research since the days when Palm Pilots were high-tech. He has studied daily life experiences in many clinical and community groups, including older adults, veterans, parents adjudicated for child maltreatment, and adults with depression, ADHD, or PTSD. In addition to self-report projects, he has conducted experience sampling studies that integrate neuroimaging and ambulatory cardiac monitoring.
Katherine N. Cotter is a postdoctoral fellow at the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania. Her work emphasizes the study of aesthetics and the arts in people's everyday environments, using both experience-sampling and daily diary techniques. Her recent work involves field research within art museums to illuminate people's aesthetic experiences within the museum context.
ISBN: 9781433834578
ISBN-10: 143383457X
Published: 19th May 2021
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 135
Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publisher: AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 15.4 x 22.9 x 1.4
Weight (kg): 0.26
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