✨ We are closing the year with fantastic news! ✨ Prof. Dr. @inezgermeys.bsky.social, Prof. Dr. @ginettelafit.bsky.social and Prof. Dr. Ruud van Winkel have been awarded a KU Leuven Methusalem grant for the project: “A New Era in Psychosis Treatment: Digital Interventions for Negative Symptoms”

The first preprint from the SHARE study is out! 🥳 We compared the effects of three different incentives (a bulk payment, a bulk payment with personalized feedback, and payment per beep) on data quantity, data quality, and participant experiences in a student sample.

Registrations Are Now Open: REAL Workshop in April! We’re excited to announce that registrations are officially open for the upcoming REAL Workshop, taking place 22–24 April 2026 at KU Leuven! Secure your spot here: 👉 www.kuleuven.be/samenwerking...

Research with people, not just about them 🌍🧠 We teamed up with two of our Patient Advisory Board members (@ccp-kuleuven.bsky.social) to reflect on our first year of collaboration. Read more in our blog post: Dutch: ap.lc/wehgE English: ap.lc/cWXhI #participatoryresearch #mhealth

📣 New paper by Raphaël Bonnier! A new study investigates how Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) can support adolescents and adults who engage in non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). 📄 Read the full paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

👀 New on the ESM Item Repository website: the ESM-Q! A comprehensive quality evaluation tool for ESM items - featuring 10 core and 15 supplementary criteria. Developed by @gudruneisele.bsky.social and Anu Hiekkaranta in a Delphi study with 40+ ESM/EMA experts! @esmrepository.bsky.social

New preprint! Does data quality drop when participants respond to #EMA / #ESM surveys in the presence of others? We explored this in a pooled analysis of 4 ESM studies and found (subtle) shifts in burden & response behavior depending on participants’ social context: doi.org/10.31234/osf...

The first preprint of my PhD is out! Our review maps choices that researchers make throughout an ESM study from start to finish, including reporting and open science practices. We compare our findings to previous literature where possible, but also provide novel insights! osf.io/preprints/ps...

📢 Save the Date! The REAL Workshop is coming soon. The perfect opportunity to connect with fellow researchers and dive into experience sampling & ambulatory assessment. ✨ Plus a new update of The Open Handbook of Experience Sampling Methodology will be out soon!

Today is #WorldSuicidePreventionDay. Join millions around the world in raising awareness, sparking conversations, and changing the narrative on suicide. Together, we can make a difference. #WSPD2025

Our colleague, Dr. Glenn Kiekens, is finalist for New Scientist Science Talent 2025! 🎉 His research uses digital tools to better predict & prevent self-injury in young people. Please vote here before Sept 8 👉 lnkd.in/eRBrwg8n

🚀 New INTERACT paper! We explored how clients with early psychosis experienced the ACT-DL app, used between ACT therapy sessions. 🔎 How did clients experience using the app? How can it be improved? Open access paper here 👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #earlypsychosis #digitalmentalhealth

🚨 New paper out! We studied how loneliness relates to self-harm in adolescents in real time, and how parent–child attachment shapes this link, thereby offering key insights into when and why adolescents self-harm and what we can do to help. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Have you used the @esmrepository.bsky.social in your research, e.g., to find items, contribute items, conduct measurement research, etc? We need your help! Please share. #ExperienceSamplingMethod #OpenScience @ambulatory-assessment.org

@ccp-kuleuven.bsky.social PhD student, @benjaminkunc.bsky.social talks about his work assessing the structure & measurement invariance of ESM items to assess social experiences. Measurement matters! Preprint coming soon... #SAA2025 #ProudSupervisor

Happening now at #SAA2025! @gudruneisele.bsky.social leading a symposium on ESM data quality & quantity. Kicking us off @ccp-kuleuven.bsky.social PhD student, @millapihlajamaki.bsky.social on careless responding. Preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps... #ProudSupervisor

3 days to go! Badges are all set and ready to go 🌟 See you Monday at the conference! #SAA2025

Do you like coffee ☕, ambulatory assessment 📱and #OpenScience 🔑? We are hosting a contributors’ café during lunch breaks & poster sessions @saa2025leuven.bsky.social. Come find the café to have a cup of coffee and contribute your items to the repository! #SAA2025 🧵 ⬇️ 1/4

📢 New PhD vacancy: Context characteristics influencing daily-life stress coping in individuals at risk for mental illness. Mind-Body Research and Center for Contextual Psychiatry are looking for a PhD student on the topic of stress coping in daily life. More info: www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...

🔥 Hot off the press! 🔥 Dr. Joanne Beames et al. published a systematic review on the use of ESM in anhedonia research. Highlights: anhedonia was measured differently across studies, was present in various mental health conditions, and varied by context and time. Find out more: tinyurl.com/yj4c97kc

Just a reminder that the Open Science for ESM workshop by Prof. Olivia J. Kirtley and Prof. Ginette Lafit is also taking place on Friday, May 30th! @oliviajkirtley.bsky.social @ginettelafit.bsky.social More info and registration here: gbiomed.kuleuven.be/english/rese...

📢Only 3 days left to register for the post-conference workshops! Registration closes on May 11. Sign up here: www.saa2025.com/Register

Still places on our #OpenScience for experience sampling/ecological momentary assessment/Ambulatory Assessment course! If you're heading to @saa2025leuven.bsky.social & you'd like to learn more about open science, come and join us at this post-conference workshop! Registration & more info ⬇️

📣 New blog post! 📣 @ccp-kuleuven.bsky.social's @benjaminkunc.bsky.social gets into the nitty-gritty of factor analysis and its use and misuse: esmitemrepositoryinfo.com/blog-posts #Measurement #ExperienceSamplingMethod

Only 2 more days to register at the early bird rate for #SAA2025. We are very much looking forward to seeing you in Leuven!

📣 Hi ESM enthusiasts! We would like to remind you that the early bird registration deadline is fast approaching! You have until Friday 4 April (23:59 CET) to register at early bird rate for #SAA2025 📣

Can #ESM / #EMA boost awareness, insight, coping and alliance in psychotherapy? New work by @ccp-kuleuven.bsky.social that investigates this via qualitative patient interviews: Link: doi.org/10.1080/0963...

Interested in #ESM research? @oliviajkirtley.bsky.social and @ginettelafit.bsky.social are organizing an #OpenScience for ESM Course, taking place on Friday, 30th May 2025. Topics: transparent reporting, open materials, code, data and preregistration. Website: gbiomed.kuleuven.be/english/rese...

Huge congrats to our very own @juliejns2.bsky.social for winning the Audience Award at Falling Walls Lab Leuven! 🎉 Her inspiring and heartfelt pitch on 'Breaking the wall of Self-harm Prevention' captivated the audience! A well-deserved recognition for her impactful research! 🚀👏 #FallingWallsLab

juliejns2.bsky.social, Lotte, and Eveline attended the "Youth Participation in Research" workshop by the Child & Youth Institute @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social and got to hear some inspiring talks on involving young people as collaborators to enhance research relevance, ethics, and impact!🙌

It was a pleasure to present some work on improving ESM/EMA assessments at the Center for Self-Report Science at USC yesterday. What a bunch of great people with so many interesting perspectives – I’ve already learned a ton!

Come and join @ginettelafit.bsky.social and I in Leuven after SAA to learn about #OpenScience for Experience Sampling/Ecological Momentary Assessment! More details in the post below. Please share! @ambulatory-assessment.org

@inezgermeys.bsky.social spoke to "De Tijd" about the impact of COVID-19 on youth mental health, highlighting disrupted social and emotional development and lasting effects. While many have adapted, some remain vulnerable. #MentalHealth #Youth Read more here (in Dutch): www.tijd.be/politiek-eco...

Exciting news!🤩 @juliejns2.bsky.social has advanced to the second round of the Falling Walls competition! She’ll pitch on preventing self-harm and suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Let’s support her to win the audience award and to go to the international finals in Berlin! #FallingWalls #MentalHealth

Dr. Joanne Beames co-authored a study in Australia on a school-based digital program for adolescent depression. Results showed no reduction in depressive symptoms compared to a control group, highlighting the need for school-specific implementation and tailored interventions. #YouthMentalHealth

Attention ESM researchers! The SAA25 post-conference workshops on May 29 in Leuven are now live on our website, and registration is OPEN! 📢 Don’t miss the chance to dive deep into cutting-edge ESM topics and connect with fellow experts. Register now! #SAA2025 #ESM #EMA www.saa2025.com/Register

Are you heading to @saa2025leuven.bsky.social? Fancy extending your stay in Leuven to learn more about #OpenScience for Experience Sampling Method research with @ginettelafit.bsky.social & I? We are running a one-day course after the conference! More info here: tinyurl.com/334rytta

Join us for the KU Leuven Open Science Day on 6 May 2025! The KU Leuven Open Science Day is an event for and by researchers. Don't miss this chance to deepen insights, share experiences and engage with fellow researchers! #OpenScience #Research #KULeuven More info: www.kuleuven.be/open-science...

There are still a few spots left for our upcoming REAL workshop! 🎉 Join us @ Leuven for in-depth sessions covering everything ESM, including questionnaire construction, study design, open science and data analysis. This workshop offers a hands-on, interactive learning experience. Don't miss out! 🤩

All #SAA2025 abstracts have been reviewed, and acceptances have been sent out! 🎉 A huge thank you to our Scientific Committee for reviewing all of them. Stay tuned for the full conference program (May 26-28) and details on our workshops (May 29)! 👀✨ #EMA #ESM #SAA #KULeuven

Don't forget to apply for the Society for Ambulatory Assessment Early Career Award 2025! Applications close today. The winner will receive 500 € and give a keynote at @saa2025leuven.bsky.social #SAA2025. More info ⬇️

Hey KU Leuven! 📢 Spot our posters around campus, scan the QR code, and share your thoughts on scientific progress. Snap a pic and share it with your research group. 📸 Join us for the survey results at our next club meeting on 26/3! 🚀 #KULeuven #OpenScience #journalclub

The first preprint from my PhD is out: osf.io/preprints/ps...! 🥳 We explored the temporal dynamics of four careless responding indicators (response time, within-beep standard deviation, an inconsistency index, occasion-person correlation) in ESM data across different samples. Thread below🧵

Congratulations to our @ccp-kuleuven.bsky.social PhD student @millapihlajamaki.bsky.social on the preprint of her first PhD paper! If you're into #ExperienceSampling & careless responding, with a side of #OpenScience, check it out! @ambulatory-assessment.org

We applied mixture modeling of response times to existing experimental ESM data & found that higher sampling frequencies led to more careless responding, while longer questionnaires did not. Co-led by Esther Ulitzsch. Accepted at Psychol Assess, preprint: doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/2s38a_v1

Don't forget to register for the REAL workshop on ESM/EMA, April 2-4! 🎉 Join us in Leuven for in-depth sessions covering everything ESM, including questionnaire construction, study design, open science and data analysis. This workshop offers a hands-on, interactive learning experience. #ESM #EMA

🚨 How well do anxious adolescents bounce back from stress? This new paper by Lachowicz et al finds that youth with higher anxiety take longer to recover. Prolonged stress can have lasting effects, but Ecological Momentary Interventions may offer real-time support to build resilience. Check it out! 📣

Applications are now open for the Society for Ambulatory Assessment Early Career Award 2025! All SAA members who obtained their doctorate degree within the last three years are eligible to apply. The recipient will be awarded €500 and will have the opportunity to deliver a keynote at #SAA2025 !

Applications are now open for the Society for Ambulatory Assessment Early Career Award 2025! We welcome applications from members who obtained their doctorate in the last 3 years. The winner will receive 500€ and give a keynote at @saa2025leuven.bsky.social. Apply by 7 March by submitting your work.

Prof. Olivia Kirtley: “De isolatie tijdens de coronacrisis verhoogde sommige risicofactoren voor suïcidale gedachten en gedrag. Tegelijkertijd zijn belangrijke beschermende factoren afgenomen. Minder sociale verbondenheid heeft een grote impact op het mentaal welzijn.” #mentalhealth #youth