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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cognit Ther Res. 2017 Apr 13;42(2):184–192.

Table 2.

Intermittent Diary Items

Mood (Items randomized within this group)
I felt happy today I felt proud today
I felt sad today I felt discouraged today
I felt enthusiastic today I felt anxious today
I felt satisfied today I felt like a failure today
I felt relieved today I felt confident today
I felt irritable today I felt in control of my emotions today
I felt guilty today
Physical functioning (Items randomized within this group)
I felt tired today I didn’t feel well today
I had a lot of energy today I had a lot of body aches and pains today
My sleep was restful last night I slept more today than I should have
Social functioning (Items randomized within this group)
I enjoyed being around other people today
I was concerned about what other people thought of me today
How much did you interact with friends or family today by phone, text, or online?
How much did you interact with friends or family today in person?
Activities/Stressors
I followed through with my obligations today I made good progress toward my goals today
I avoided things that I needed to do today I had to push myself to get anything done today
Cognitive (Items randomized within this group)
I had trouble concentrating today I compared myself to other people today
I didn’t worry about things today I was able to keep my mind focused today
I thought a lot about my accomplishments today I had negative or upsetting thoughts that just wouldn’t go away today
Therapy-related
Today I tried using some skills I’ve learned in therapy
How helpful were those skills?
I believe that my depression symptoms will improve

Note. Positive Affect Aggregate is the mean of the responses to the following items:

I felt happy today, I felt enthusiastic today, I felt in control of my emotions today, I felt satisfied today, I felt relieved today, I felt proud today, I felt confident today.

Negative Affect Aggregate is the mean of the responses to the following items:

I felt sad today, I felt guilty today, I felt anxious today, I felt like a failure today, I felt irritable today, I felt discouraged today.

Negative Somatic Symptoms is the mean of the responses to the following items: I felt tired today, I didn’t feel well today, I had a lot of energy today (reverse coded), I had a lot of body aches and pains today, My sleep was restful last night (reverse coded), I slept more today than I should have.