EMOTE database

50 beeps per day

A 4 day ESM study assessing core affective experiences across a short timescale, with a baseline and follow-up session. This study investigates affective experiences 50 times a day.

270 variables Measurements per day: 50 Days of collection: 4 Waves: 1 Participants: 60

ACU emotions in daily life

A 7 day ESM study assessing emotion regulation and contextual features.

350 variables Measurements per day: 10 Days of collection: 7 Waves: 1 Participants: 74

Assessing, Understanding, and Regulating Affect (AURA)

An ESM study containing emotion related variables, including emotion forecasting, collected during the pandemic lockdown period in Melbourne, Australia

398 variables Measurements per day: Varied by Day. Day 0 had 1 … Days of collection: 7 Waves: 1 Participants: 209

Depressive symptoms diary

This study investigates emotional and social processes using a daily diary in individuals with elevated levels of depressive symptoms.

173 variables Measurements per day: 1 Days of collection: 30 Waves: 1 Participants: 121

Emerging adults' goal pursuit

The data set contains variables from a three-week experience sampling study. Target population in this study were young adults between 16 and 30 years. Self-report measures (sociodemographic variables, traits, information on participants’ personal goals were obtained before the experience sampling phase. Experience sampling questionnaires were sent out every day for three weeks between 9 :30am and 8 pm (three questionnaires, semi-random assessment per day) and at the end of each day (one questionnaire per day, sent out at 8pm or 9:30pm, to be completed before going to bed). Only anonymized data from Study parts 2 and 3 (see description below) are uploaded here.

256 variables Measurements per day: 4 (=3 ESM surveys + 1 end o… Days of collection: 21 Waves: 1 Participants: 207

Emotional events in daily life

A 14 day ESM study assessing negative events in everyday life. The dataset comprises a baseline and a follow-up 2 months after the ESM period.

433 variables Measurements per day: 7 Days of collection: 14 Waves: 1 Participants: 104

Emotion Regulation Effort (2020)

A 7 day ESM survey study where participants received 8 ESM surveys each day. Participants first completed a baseline survey and then the following day commenced the ESM period where they reported on a range of emotion and emotion regulation items.

273 variables Measurements per day: 8 Days of collection: 7 Waves: 1 Participants: 173

Everyday emotion regulation

A experience sampling study examining emotion regulation and positive and negative affect across 7 days.

268 variables Measurements per day: 10 Days of collection: 7 Waves: 1 Participants: 50

Exam results study

This study follows the emotional impact of students receiving exam grades. A baseline and a 6 month follow-up were conducted.

414 variables Measurements per day: 10 Days of collection: 9 Waves: 1 Participants: 101

FEEL Study 1

A 21-day ESM study with a baseline and follow-up questionnaire. Assesses individual differences in emotion regulation strategies in daily life.

521 variables Measurements per day: 9 Days of collection: 21 Waves: 1 Participants: 179

Goals, Emotions, Moods, and Strategies (GEMS) 2024

A 7-day single wave ESM study with a baseline session. The study assessed individual differences in current affect, emotion-regulation strategies and intentions to regulate. The dataset contains time-variant ESM variables and time-invariant baseline variables.

294 variables Measurements per day: 10 Days of collection: 7 Waves: 1 Participants: 326

Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study

This study involves three measurement bursts of experience sampling in first-year students across a year.

1730 variables Measurements per day: 10 Days of collection: 7 Waves: 3 Participants: 202

Leuven BPD study

This study investigates emotion in patients with BPD and healthy controls. Both groups reported on their emotional states in their daily lives 10 times per day for 8 days.

230 variables Measurements per day: 10 Days of collection: 8 Waves: 1 Participants: 58