A Comparison of Affect Ratings Obtained with Ecological Momentary Assessment and the Day Reconstruction Method

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 269-283

  Dockray, Samantha ^a   Grant, Nina ^a   Stone, Arthur A ^b   Kahneman, Daniel ^c   Wardle, Jane ^a   Steptoe, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Diurnal variation; Measurement

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DIURNAL VARIATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL INDICATOR;

EID: 77957683066     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-010-9578-7     Document Type: Article

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