Not only how good or bad people feel on average, but also how their feelings fluctuate
across time is crucial for psychological health. The last 2 decades have witnessed a surge in …

Experiences affect mood, which in turn affects subsequent experiences. Recent studies
suggest two specific principles. First, mood depends on how recent reward outcomes differ …

Over the years, many studies have demonstrated a relation between emotion dynamics and
psychological well-being. Because our emotional life is inherently time-dynamic,,,–, affective …

This article presents dynamic structural equation modeling (DSEM), which can be used to
study the evolution of observed and latent variables as well as the structural equation …

Ambulatory assessment (AA) covers a wide range of assessment methods to study people in
their natural environment, including self-report, observational, and biological/physiological …

This chapter presents reasoning for taking an alternative research approach to the study of
processes that unfold within individuals over time as part of their daily lives. To this end I …

Emotion regulation (ER) strategies are often categorized as universally adaptive or
maladaptive. However, it has recently been proposed that this view is overly simplistic …

Recent evidence suggests that emotional well-being improves from early adulthood to old
age. This study used experience-sampling to examine the developmental course of …

Research on the effectiveness and mechanisms of mindfulness training applied in
psychotherapy is still in its infancy (Erisman & Roemer, 2010). For instance, little is known …

Physical activity reduces risks of many serious health conditions, including coronary heart
disease, type 2 diabetes, and breast and colon cancers (20). To achieve substantial health …