Table 2.

ESM items and Cronbach’s alpha

Outcome	Item	Cronbach’s alpha
Positive affect	Right now, how cheerful are you?	0.92
	Right now, how content are you?
	Right now, how energetic are you?
	Right now, how calm are you?
	Right now, how relaxed are you?
Negative affect	Right now, how sad are you?	0.89
	Right now, how insecure are you?
	Right now, how irritated are you?
	Right now, how tense are you?
Allowing	My thoughts will not leave me alone	0.79
	I try to ignore my thoughts
	My feelings carry me away
	I try to suppress my feelings
Mindfulness	I pay attention to sensations, such as the wind in my hair or sun on my face	0.80
	I perceive my feelings and emotions without having to react to them.
	When I have distressing thoughts or images, I just notice them and let them go.
	I find it difficult to stay focused on what’s happening in the present.
	I am friendly and kind to myself

All Likert scale items ranged from 1 (not at all) to 7 (very much). Cronbach’s alphas are based on between-subject analyses