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View article: Tapping into feelings: An experience sampling study examining the dynamics of smartphone-based emotion regulation and negative affect.
Tapping into feelings: An experience sampling study examining the dynamics of smartphone-based emotion regulation and negative affect. Open
This study examines digital emotion regulation as a dynamic process, involving both processes of media selection and media effects. Using a large intensive-longitudinal data set with more than 50,000 experience sampling data points gathere…
View article: Analyzing the Emotional Consequences of Normal Sleep Fluctuations: A Multiverse Investigation using Experience Sampling Data
Analyzing the Emotional Consequences of Normal Sleep Fluctuations: A Multiverse Investigation using Experience Sampling Data Open
How much we sleep at night is believed to impact next-day emotional experiences. Yet, theexisting research is encumbered by methodological limitations. To address this issue we harnessedexperience sampling data (68,232 observations across …
View article: Analyzing the Affective Consequences of Normal Sleep Fluctuations: A Multiverse Investigation using Experience Sampling Data
Analyzing the Affective Consequences of Normal Sleep Fluctuations: A Multiverse Investigation using Experience Sampling Data Open
How much we sleep at night is believed to impact next-day affective experiences. Yet, the existing research is encumbered by methodological limitations. To address this issue we harnessed experience sampling data (68,232 observations acros…
View article: Nonsignificance misinterpreted as an effect’s absence in psychology: prevalence and temporal analyses
Nonsignificance misinterpreted as an effect’s absence in psychology: prevalence and temporal analyses Open
Nonsignificant findings in psychological research are frequently misinterpreted as reflecting the effect’s absence. However, this issue’s exact prevalence remains unclear, as does whether this issue is getting better or worse. In this pre-…
View article: Connecting the dots: microstructural properties of white matter hyperintensities predict longitudinal cognitive changes in ageing
Connecting the dots: microstructural properties of white matter hyperintensities predict longitudinal cognitive changes in ageing Open
This study investigates the relationship between white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) and longitudinal cognitive decline in older adults. Using data from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), we examined WMH characteristics, incl…
View article: Tales of hope and hesitation: Smoking cessation experts’ views on the opportunities and risks of digital behaviour change interventions
Tales of hope and hesitation: Smoking cessation experts’ views on the opportunities and risks of digital behaviour change interventions Open
Objective Smoking remains a global health challenge, with 1.14 billion active smokers worldwide. Many of these smokers seek cessation support. The rise of mHealth offers novel intervention methods, providing monitoring and tailored feedbac…
View article: Analyzing the Affective Consequences of Normal Sleep Fluctuations: A Multiverse Investigation Using Experience Sampling Data
Analyzing the Affective Consequences of Normal Sleep Fluctuations: A Multiverse Investigation Using Experience Sampling Data Open
How much we sleep at night is believed to impact next-day affective experiences. Yet, the existing research is encumbered by methodological limitations. To address this issue we harnessed experience sampling data (68,232 observations acros…
View article: Causal Manipulations of Social Media Use: Key Methodological Considerations
Causal Manipulations of Social Media Use: Key Methodological Considerations Open
There is extensive debate about the effects of social media use on wellbeing. Central to this debate is that evidence is lacking due to an inability to confirm causal pathways through experimental research. The rise of social media interve…
View article: Nonsignificance Misinterpreted as an Effect’s Absence in Psychology: Prevalence and Temporal Analyses
Nonsignificance Misinterpreted as an Effect’s Absence in Psychology: Prevalence and Temporal Analyses Open
Nonsignificant findings in psychological research are frequently misinterpreted as reflecting the effect's absence. However, this issue's exact prevalence remains unclear, as does whether this issue is getting better or worse. In this pre-…
View article: Analyzing the Emotional Consequences of Normal Sleep Fluctuations: A Multiverse Investigation using Experience Sampling Data
Analyzing the Emotional Consequences of Normal Sleep Fluctuations: A Multiverse Investigation using Experience Sampling Data Open
How much we sleep at night is believed to impact next-day emotional experiences. Yet, theexisting research is encumbered by methodological limitations. To address this issue we harnessedexperience sampling data (68,232 observations across …
View article: Analyzing the Emotional Consequences of Normal Sleep Fluctuations: A Multiverse Investigation using Experience Sampling Data
Analyzing the Emotional Consequences of Normal Sleep Fluctuations: A Multiverse Investigation using Experience Sampling Data Open
How much we sleep at night is believed to impact next-day emotional experiences. Yet, theexisting research is encumbered by methodological limitations. To address this issue we harnessedexperience sampling data (68,232 observations across …
View article: Underwhelming pleasures: Toward a self-regulatory account of hedonic compensation and overconsumption.
Underwhelming pleasures: Toward a self-regulatory account of hedonic compensation and overconsumption. Open
Hedonic overconsumption (e.g., overconsumption of gratifying behaviors, e.g., eating, gaming) is common in daily life and often problematic, pointing to the need for adequate behavioral models. In this article, we develop a self-regulatory…
View article: Connected Yet Cognitively Drained? A Mixed-Methods Study Examining Whether Online Vigilance and Availability Pressure Promote Mental Fatigue
Connected Yet Cognitively Drained? A Mixed-Methods Study Examining Whether Online Vigilance and Availability Pressure Promote Mental Fatigue Open
This mixed-methods study investigates whether online vigilance promotes mental fatigue, and whether this effect is greater when under pressure to be available online. Additionally, it examines whether passively sensed smartphone behavior c…
View article: Does mindless scrolling hamper well-being? Combining ESM and log-data to examine the link between mindless scrolling, goal conflict, guilt, and daily well-being
Does mindless scrolling hamper well-being? Combining ESM and log-data to examine the link between mindless scrolling, goal conflict, guilt, and daily well-being Open
This manuscript presents findings from a preregistered mixed-method study involving 67,762 ecological momentary assessments and behavioral smartphone observations from 1,315 adults. The study investigates (a) momentary associations between…
View article: Driven to Snack: Simulated Driving Increases Subsequent Consumption
Driven to Snack: Simulated Driving Increases Subsequent Consumption Open
When individuals eat while distracted, they may compensate by consuming more afterwards. Here, we examined the effect of eating while driving, and explored potential underlying mechanisms. Participants (N = 116, 73.3% female) were randomly…
View article: Driven to Snack: Simulated Driving Increases Subsequent Consumption
Driven to Snack: Simulated Driving Increases Subsequent Consumption Open
When individuals eat while distracted, they may compensate by consuming more afterwards. Here, we examined the effect of eating while driving, and explored potential underlying mechanisms. Participants (N = 116, 73.3% female) were randomly…
View article: Underwhelming Pleasures: Towards a Self-Regulatory Account of Hedonic Compensation and Overconsumption
Underwhelming Pleasures: Towards a Self-Regulatory Account of Hedonic Compensation and Overconsumption Open
Hedonic overconsumption (e.g., overconsumption of gratifying behaviors, e.g., eating, gaming) is common in daily life and often problematic, pointing to the need for adequate behavioral models. In this article, we develop a self-regulatory…
View article: P-Curve analysis of autonomous and controlling motivation priming effects supports their evidential value
P-Curve analysis of autonomous and controlling motivation priming effects supports their evidential value Open
Extant literature consistently demonstrates the level of self-determination individuals experience or demonstrate during an activity can be primed. However, considering most of this literature comes from a period wherein p-hacking was prev…
View article: Testing Buddha: Is Acute Desire Associated with Lower Momentary Happiness?
Testing Buddha: Is Acute Desire Associated with Lower Momentary Happiness? Open
A central Buddhist claim is that having desires causes suffering. While this tenet draws from the belief that an acute desire state is more momentarily aversive than a no-desire state, the efficacy of this belief has yet to be comprehensiv…
View article: Priming autonomous and controlling motivation and effects on persistence
Priming autonomous and controlling motivation and effects on persistence Open
The present studies examined whether priming distinct motivational states influenced persistence at a task designed to promote repeated failure, and post-task plans for engaging in self-regulatory activity. Two double-blind, between-subjec…
View article: Self-determined motivation and its effects on health-based self-regulatory processes
Self-determined motivation and its effects on health-based self-regulatory processes Open
Performing exercise regularly is important for individual and society, yet effective self-regulation can be difficult. The present thesis builds upon previous literature by examining whether the content of individuals motives influence the…
View article: Integrating theories of self-control and motivation to advance endurance performance
Integrating theories of self-control and motivation to advance endurance performance Open
Self-control is a burgeoning research topic within sport and motivational psychology. Following efforts to define and contextualize self-control, characteristics of self-control are considered that have important implications for sport per…
View article: Exercising for the Pleasure and for the Pain of It: The Implications of Different Forms of Hedonistic Thinking in Theories of Physical Activity Behavior
Exercising for the Pleasure and for the Pain of It: The Implications of Different Forms of Hedonistic Thinking in Theories of Physical Activity Behavior Open
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