Feasibility and adherence paradigm to ecological momentary assessments in urban minority youth.
Feasibility and adherence paradigm to ecological momentary assessments in urban minority youth.
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城市少数民族青年生态瞬时评估的可行性和遵守范式。
DOI：
10.1037/pas0000386
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发表时间：
2017
影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
Caldwell,Linda
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作者：
Shiyko,MariyaP;Perkins,Seth;Caldwell,Linda
所有青少年，包括少数民族和种族青少年，都报告说手机使用率很高，这使得移动的技术成为评估和干预的有用工具。已知的健康和教育的差异，基于少数民族的地位，促使我们进行深入的调查，关于可行性和遵守生态瞬时评估（EMA）的研究协议，研究城市少数民族青年的日常生活。此外，本文提出了一种方法学的方法来概念化和报告在EMA研究的依从性。样本由126名青年组成（41.3%的男孩; 40.5%的7年级和59.5%的8年级学生; 75.4%的非洲裔美国人和20.6%的西班牙裔），他们携带移动的手机10天，包括2个周末，并报告活动，情绪和态度。瞬时评估的平均依从性水平为81%，每日评估的平均依从性水平为93.8%;依从性水平随时间推移而下降，并且在一周内高于周末。当参与者报告高水平的负面影响时，以及当他们从事体力活动时，坚持性较低。我们的研究结果强调了在计算依从率时区分人为因素和技术相关因素的重要性，并将依从性描述为一个复杂而动态的结构，可能因个体而异。具体的研究建议和方法论讨论为设计未来的研究提供了指导。
All adolescents in general, including ethnic and racial minorities, report high levels of cell phone use, making mobile technology a useful tool for assessment and intervention. Known health and education disparities based on minority status motivated us to conduct an in-depth investigation regarding feasibility of and adherence to the ecological momentary assessment (EMA) research protocol, studying daily life of urban minority youth. In addition, this paper presents a methodological approach to conceptualizing and reporting adherence in EMA studies. The sample was comprised of 126 youth (41.3% boys; 40.5% 7th and 59.5% 8th graders; 75.4% African American, and 20.6% Hispanic) who carried a mobile phone for 10 days, including 2 weekends and reported on activities, moods, and attitudes. Mean level of adherence was 81% for momentary and 93.8% for daily assessments; it decreased over time and was higher during the week compared to weekends. Adherence was lower on days when participants reported high levels of negative affect and on days when they were engaged in physical activities. Our findings underscore the importance of differentiating between human and technology-related factors when computing adherence rates and portray adherence as a complex and dynamic construct that can vary across individuals. Specific study recommendations and methodological discussion provide guidelines for designing future studies.