EMA Core Battery

EMA-CoreEMA / Context

10 items

A standard momentary assessment battery covering mood valence, arousal, stress, social context, and current activity.

Scoring

Items are used individually. No total score; each item is an independent momentary indicator.

Citation

Myin-Germeys, I., et al. (2018). Experience sampling methodology in mental health research. World Psychiatry, 17(2), 123–132.

doi:10.1002/wps.20526

License: Items derived from open literature; free for research use.

Items (10)

Mood

#1sliderMood

How do you feel right now? (Valence)

-33 · "Very bad" → "Very good"

#5likertMood

How sad do you feel right now?

17 · "Not at all" → "Extremely"

#6likertMood

How happy do you feel right now?

17 · "Not at all" → "Extremely"

Arousal

#2sliderArousal

How activated or energised do you feel right now?

17 · "Very calm" → "Very activated"

Stress

#3likertStress

How stressed do you feel right now?

17 · "Not at all" → "Extremely"

Anxiety

#4likertAnxiety

How anxious do you feel right now?

17 · "Not at all" → "Extremely"

Energy

#7likertEnergy

How tired do you feel right now?

17 · "Not at all" → "Extremely"

Cognition

#8likertCognition

How focused do you feel right now?

17 · "Not at all" → "Extremely"

Social Context

#9choiceSocial Context

Are you currently with other people?

Alone · With partner / family · With friends · With colleagues · In a crowd / public space

Activity

#10choiceActivity

What are you mainly doing right now?

Working / studying · Leisure / hobby · Social activity · Physical exercise · Household tasks · Commuting / travelling · Resting / doing nothing · Other

Use this scale in your own ESM/EMA study — embed it as a survey within SMAAT.