Capturing everyday experiences of typically developing children aged five to seven years: A feasibility study of experience sampling methodology

Abstract

The ESM holds promise for examining the impact of environmental context on everyday experiences of young typically developing children.

Experience sampling method and the everyday experiences of adults with intellectual disability: A feasibility study

“…Despite these challenges, the feedback that participants reported that they enjoyed participating in the study suggests that modifying ways to enhance future participation are worth pursuing. The average response rate of survey completion (33.8%) was lower than reported in other studies investigating everyday social experience with similar procedure, such as 47.6% in typically developing young children (Mulligan, Schneider, & Wolfe, 2000;Vilaysack et al, 2016), 56.8% in children with ASD (Chen et al, 2015) and around 71% in adults with ASD (Chen et al, 2014;Hintzen et al, 2010). However, it was above the suggested acceptable response rate of 33% (Chen et al, 2014;Hintzen et al, 2010;Myin-Germys et al, 2003).…”

“…For example, in the study of four young adults with ASD who commonly present repetitive patterns of behaviours (Chen et al (2014)), participants were able to switch between their current activity and the survey without problems, even though it is not clear what these participants were doing during the day. By contrast, Vilaysack et al (2016) reported that some children could use the device while at school if the mobile device was set to vibrate. Such a strategy may not always be possible for most people with intellectual disability while at work or other vocational activities, for example one of our participants worked in a kitchen where safety issue precluded the use of a mobile device.…”

“…Further trials gave insight into understanding the activities participants performed throughout the day, how they felt about such activities and who they preferred to spend their time with (Chen, Bundy, Cordier, Chien, & Einfeld, 2016). The feasibility of ESM has also been tested in typically developing children aged between 5 and 7 years (Vilaysack, Cordier, Doma, & Chen, 2016).…”

Smartphone-Based Ecological Momentary Assessment of Well-Being: A Systematic Review and Recommendations for Future Studies

“…This review shows that a smartphone-based EMA design is feasible to use in all types of samples, ranging from adolescents to older participants. Vilaysack et al (2016) showed that it is even feasible to perform smartphone-based EMA research in 5-7 year old children. With the increasing rate of smartphone users around the world and simple design of an application, more people can be reached in a smartphone study that are otherwise not included in research.…”

The technological revolution, occupational therapy practice and research: How are we responding?

“…The exploratory study by Vilaysack, Cordier, Doma and Chen () is the first to examine the feasibility and appropriateness of using experience sampling methodology (ESM) in children as young as five years of age, using an Android © device as a medium for data collection. The survey software application enabled the researchers to embed images, which could be easily understood by young children, to augment the ESM survey questions; this accommodated variable literacy skills of young children.…”