Participant Compliance With Ecological Momentary Assessment in Movement Behavior Research Among Adolescents and Emerging Adults: Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adolescence through emerging adulthood represents a critical period associated with changes in lifestyle behaviors. Understanding the dynamic relationships between cognitive, social, and environmental contexts is informative for the development of interventions aiming to help youth sustain physical activity and limit sedentary time during this life stage. Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) is an innovative method involving real-time assessment of individuals' experiences and behaviors in their naturalistic or everyday environments; however, EMA compliance can be problematic due to high participant burdens.

Objective

This systematic review synthesized existing evidence pertaining to compliance in EMA studies that investigated wake-time movement behaviors among a

SUBMITTER: Wang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11862778 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature