Pocket-sized psychology studies: Exploring daily diary software for Palm Pilots

Pocket-sized psychology studies: exploring daily diary software for palm pilots.

Daily dairies, also known as experience sampling methods (ESM) or everyday experience methods, are a common methodology utilized to provide insight into momentary psychological processes. Traditionally, such studies often have utilized paper-and-pencil surveys administered several times each day over a span of several days or weeks. However, advances in technology now allow these studies to be ...

Everyday Sexism: Evidence for Its Incidence, Nature, and Psychological Impact From Three Daily Diary Studies

Three daily diary studies were conducted to examine the incidence, nature, and impact of everyday sexism as reported by college women and men. Women experienced about one to two impactful sexist incidents per week, consisting of traditional gender role stereotypes and prejudice, demeaning and degrading comments and behaviors, and sexual objectification. These incidents affected women’s psycholo...

Pocket sized ultrasound will improve treatment

Pocket-sized echo for evaluation of mitral and tricuspid regurgitation.

Advances in electronic miniaturization and digital techniques have resulted in the advent of portable transthoracic echocardiography (pTTE) imaging devices in the area of echocardiography. A pocket-sized pTTE imaging device that has color Doppler imaging capability has been recently introduced into clinical practice. This study aimed to examine the feasibility and accuracy of the pocket-sized p...

Intraindividual change and variability in daily stress processes: findings from two measurement-burst diary studies.

There is little longitudinal information on aging-related changes in emotional responses to negative events. In the present article, we examined intraindividual change and variability in the within-person coupling of daily stress and negative affect using data from 2 measurement-burst daily diary studies. Three main findings emerged. First, average reactivity to daily stress increased longitudi...