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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Affect Disord. 2021 Oct 23;298(Pt A):262–276. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.10.034

Table 1.

List of EMA items and within-person descriptive statistics

EMA item Construct measured M (SD) SD (SD)

1. How down do you feel right now? Sadness 3.45 (1.26) 2.21 (0.59)
2. How happy do you feel right now? Pleasure 4.75 (1.33) 1.99 (0.52)
3. How calm do you feel right now? Agitation 4.94 (1.09) 2.02 (0.47)
4. How irritated do you feel right now? Irritability 2.78 (1.46) 2.15 (0.55)
5. How anxious do you feel right now? Anxiety 4.21 (1.35) 2.25 (0.49)
6. How lonely do you feel right now? Loneliness 3.32 (1.62) 2.31 (0.68)
7. How accomplished do you feel right now? Feelings of failure 4.50 (1.39) 2.17 90.50)
8. Are you currently avoiding a social situation or interaction? Social avoidance 2.68 (1.22) 2.34 (0.68)
9. How drowsy are you right now? Tiredness/fatigue 4.33 (1.13) 2.47 (0.52)
10. How pleased are you with your experience right now? Amedcaia 4.88 (1.23) 2.10 (0.59)
11. How restless do you feel right now? Agitation 3.35 (1.39) 2.15 (0.59)
12. How focused are you right now? Concentration difficulties 4.94 (1.09) 4.59 (0.56)
13. How hungry do you feel right now? Loss of appetite 3.30 (1.17) 2.55 (0.53)
14. How physically active (e.g., walking, exercising, stretching) have you been since the last beep? Loss of energy 3.15 (1.31) 2.17 (0.61)

Note. Each item was administered using a 0–10 scale with anchors ranging from Not at all to A lot. Due to high correlations, Items 1, 2, and 10 were averaged together to create a composite item representing depressed mood.