Ecological Momentary Assessment in Physical Activity Research

Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2017 Jan;45(1):48-54. doi: 10.1249/JES.0000000000000092.

Abstract

Theories explaining why individuals participate in physical activity often do not take into account within-person variation or dynamic patterns of change. Time-intensive methods such as Ecological Momentary Assessment are more conducive to capturing time- and spatially-varying explanatory factors and intraindividual fluctuations than traditional methods and thus may yield new insights into the prediction and modeling of physical activity behavior.

Publication types

  • Review
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cognition / physiology
  • Ecological Momentary Assessment*
  • Emotions / physiology
  • Exercise / psychology*
  • Health Behavior / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Research Design
  • Time Factors