Analysis of Affective Instability in Ecological Momentary Assessment: Indices Using Successive Difference and Group Comparison via Multilevel Modeling

Psychological Methods

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 354-375

  Jahng, Seungmin ^a   Wood, Phillip K ^a   Trull, Timothy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

affective instability; ecological momentary assessment (EMA); generalized multilevel models; mean square successive difference (MSSD); short and long term instability

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; DYSTHYMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MICROCOMPUTER; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

AFFECT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DYSTHYMIC DISORDER; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 57749113638     PISSN: 1082989X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014173     Document Type: Article

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