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. 2022 Feb 18;10(2):e30211. doi: 10.2196/30211

Table 1.

Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) items.

Variable (subscale) Items Response options Format
Time-triggered EMA

Positive and negative affect How were you feeling right before the phone signal went off? (upset, nervous, stressed, could not cope, happy, great, cheerful, joyful)
  • Not at all

  • A little

  • Some

  • Very

Separate screen for each of the 8 items
Eating event–triggered EMA

Eating confirmation Were you eating or drinking just now?
  • Yes

  • No

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Eating type What did you just eat?
  • Meal

  • Snack

  • Drink only


Social context Who was eating with you? (check all that apply)
  • Nobody

  • Spouse or partner

  • Child(ren)

  • Mother

  • Father

  • Sister(s)

  • Brother(s)

  • Grandparent

  • Other family

  • Friend(s)

  • Other people


Eating in the absence of hunger—started eating I started eating because (food looked, tasted, or smelled so good; others were eating; feeling sad or depressed; feeling bored; feeling angry or frustrated; feeling tired; feeling anxious or nervous; my family or parents wanted me to eat).
  • Not at all

  • A little

  • Some

  • Very

Separate screen for each of the 8 items

Eating in the absence of hunger—kept eating I kept eating because (food looked, tasted, or smelled so good; others were eating; feeling sad or depressed; feeling bored; feeling angry or frustrated; feeling tired; feeling anxious or nervous; I wanted to finish the food on my plate).
  • Not at all

  • A little

  • Some

  • Very

Separate screen for each of the 8 items

Hunger level before eating How hungry were you right before you ate?
  • 0=Not at all hungry

  • 100=Greatest imaginable hunger

Sliding scale 0 to 100

Satiation level after eating How full were you right after you ate?
  • 0=Not at all full

  • 100=Greatest imaginable fullness

Sliding scale 0 to 100

Mindful eating Before the beep, while I was eating (My thoughts were wandering while I ate; I was thinking about things I need to do while I ate; I ate so quickly that I did not taste anything).
  • Very true

  • Somewhat true

  • A little true

  • Not true

Separate screen for each of the 3 items

Positive and negative affect How were you feeling right before the phone signal went off? (upset, nervous, stressed, could not cope, happy, great, cheerful, joyful)
  • Not at all

  • A little

  • Some

  • Very

Separate screen for each of the 8 items

aNo additional formatting notes.