Feasibility and usability of experience sampling methodology for capturing everyday experiences of individuals with autism spectrum disorders

Experience sampling of positive affect in adolescents with autism: Feasibility and preliminary findings

“…Moreover, multilevel modeling analyses that examine person-specific changes over time are often used to analyze experience sampling datasets. Similar to prior initial studies of experience sampling in ASD (Chen et al, 2014; Chen et al, 2013; Cordier et al, 2014; Khor et al, 2014), we did not analyze our data in this way because of the suboptimal sample size for such an approach (Maas & Hox, 2005), and future studies with larger samples should evaluate the impact of multilevel modeling approaches to data analysis 2 .…”

“…They reported descriptive analyses of the quality of experiences and corresponding emotions in everyday social interactions in ASD, however children without ASD were not included in this study. Similarly, Chen and colleagues (2014; 2013) investigated the feasibility of experience sampling in small samples of individuals with and without high functioning ASD (n=6 and n=4, respectively), and found acceptable response rates and response validity for seven surveys administered over seven consecutive days. Finally, Khor and colleagues (2014) used experience sampling across two weeks in adolescents with high-functioning ASD to evaluate stress and coping and reported moderate compliance with the experience sampling protocol as well as moderate concurrent validity with retrospective measures of coping.…”

Capturing everyday experiences of typically developing children aged five to seven years: A feasibility study of experience sampling methodology

“…The average time to complete the survey (83 seconds) was less than half of the recommended response duration (Hektner et al ., ). The duration was also consistent with the findings from studies in children, adolescents, and adults with ASD (Chen et al ., ; Chen et al ., 2013). However, the method used to determine this was imprecise as the retrospective reports from children may have been at risk of recall bias.…”

Measurement properties of instruments that assess participation in young people with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review

“…Overall, the age range of the sample investigated was from 3 to 52 years (weighted mean for seven studies with a total of 570 participants=140.58mo, SD=9.11mo), and three studies only included adolescents (age range 10–25y; mean=16y 9mo) . Three studies included people with ASD with and without intellectual disability, and four included people with ASD only . Table reports some information regarding the samples characteristics for the studies included.…”

“…The setting where the instrument was administered varied between studies and included school, online testing, and a research environment . Two studies used real‐time online surveys via electronic devices and, therefore, the individuals’ experiences were measured both in their home environment and in their community . Four studies included instruments that were completed by a third person, usually a parent or caregiver, and two studies used instruments that were self‐completed by the individual .…”