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Ambulatory Assessment - Monitoring Behavior in Daily Life Settings

Fahrenberg, Jochen, Myrtek, Michael, Pawlik, Kurt, Perrez, Meinrad·2007·European Journal of Psychological Assessment
DOI 10.1027/1015-5759.23.4.206
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Abstract. Ambulatory assessment refers to the use of computer-assisted methodology for self-reports, behavior records, or physiological measurements, while the participant undergoes normal daily activities. Since the 1980s, portable microcomputer systems and physiological recorders/analyzers have been developed for this purpose. In contrast to their use in medicine, these new methods have hardly entered the domain of psychology. Questionnaire methods are still preferred, in spite of the known deficiencies of retrospective self-reports. Assessment strategies include: continuous monitoring, monitoring with time- and event-sampling methods, in-field psychological testing, field experimentation, interactive assessment, symptom monitoring, and self-management. These approaches are innovative and address ecological validity, context specificity, and are suitable for practical applications. The advantages of this methodology, as well as issues of acceptance, compliance, and reactivity are discussed. Many technical developments and research contributions have come from the German-speaking countries and the Netherlands. Nonetheless, the current Decade of Behavior (APA) calls for a more widespread use of such techniques and developments in assessment. This position paper seeks to make the case for this approach by demonstrating the advantages - and in some domains - necessities of ambulatory monitoring methodology for a behavioral science orientation in psychology.

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Authors
Fahrenberg, J., Myrtek, M., Pawlik, K., & Perrez, M.
Affiliations
  • University of Freiburg (DE)
  • Universität Hamburg (DE)
  • University of Fribourg (CH)
ORCID
Perrez, Meinrad
Venue
European Journal of Psychological Assessment
Publisher
Hogrefe Publishing Group
Published
2007-01
Volume
23
Issue
4
Pages
206-213
ISSN
  • 1015-5759 (ISSN-L)
  • 2151-2426
DOI
10.1027/1015-5759.23.4.206
OpenAlex
W1946903833
Cited by
317
References
41
Citations by year
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FWCI
13.27
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
European Journal of Psychological Assessment (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Mental Health Research Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
Keywords
ambulatory assessment, ecological validity, physiological measures, self-report, temporal sampling, event sampling, field experiments, interactive assessment, symptom monitoring, self-management, reactivity, participant compliance

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