TitleA Coordinated Analysis of Variance in Affect in Daily Life.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2020
AuthorsScott, SB, Sliwinski, MJ, Zawadzki, M, Stawski, RS, Kim, J, Marcusson-Clavertz, D, Lanza, ST, Conroy, DE, Buxton, O, Almeida, DM, Smyth, JM
JournalAssessment
Volume27
Issue8
Pagination1683-1698
Date Published2020 Dec
ISSN1552-3489
KeywordsAdolescent, Adult, Affect, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Analysis of Variance, Ecological Momentary Assessment, Humans, Middle Aged, Reproducibility of Results, Young Adult
Abstract

<p>Despite widespread interest in variance in affect, basic questions remain pertaining to the relative proportions of between-person and within-person variance, the contribution of days and moments, and the reliability of these estimates. We addressed these questions by decomposing negative affect and positive affect variance across three levels (person, day, moment), and calculating reliability using a coordinated analysis of seven daily diary, ecological momentary assessment (EMA), and diary-EMA hybrid studies (across studies age = 18-84 years, total = 2,103, total = 45,065). Across studies, within-person variance was sizeable (negative affect: 45% to 66%, positive affect: 25% to 74%); in EMA more within-person variance was attributable to momentary rather than daily level. Reliability was adequate to high at all levels of analysis (within-person: .73-.91; between-person: .96-1.00) despite different items and designs. We discuss the implications of these results for the design of future intensive studies of affect variance.</p>

DOI10.1177/1073191118799460
Alternate JournalAssessment
PubMed ID30198310
PubMed Central IDPMC6408986
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