Time-dynamic associations between symptom-related expectations, self-management experiences and somatic symptom severity in everyday life: an ecological momentary assessment study with university students.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The present study investigated the associations between symptom-related expectations, self-management experiences and expectation framing on somatic symptom severity in university students in two conditions (positive or standard expectation framing). We hypothesised that symptom-related expectations are significantly associated with concurrent and subsequent levels of somatic symptom depending on expectation framing.

Design

A smartphone-based micro-longitudinal ecological momentary assessment study with randomisation to one of two expectation framing groups (positive vs negative) was carried out. Multilevel mixed-effects linear regression analyses were conducted for data analysis.

Setting

Data was collected in real-time from university students via smartphon

SUBMITTER: Hahn S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11808919 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature