From Burden to Enjoyment: A User‐Centered Approach to Engage Adolescents in Intensive Longitudinal Research DOI Creative Commons
Anne Bülow, Loes Janssen, Evelien Dietvorst

et al.

Journal of Adolescence, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 16, 2025

ABSTRACT Introduction Adolescent psychology is embracing intensive longitudinal methods, such as diaries and experience sampling techniques, to investigate real‐life experiences. However, participants might perceive the repetitive self‐reporting in these data collection techniques burdensome demotivating, resulting decreased compliance rates. In this tutorial paper, we present a user‐centered approach aimed at making participation daily diary studies meaningful fun for adolescents. Methods three major research projects that took place between 2019 2023, more than 4,000 Dutch adolescents participated (12–25 years old). To improve participants' user journey, were invited codesign our share their expertise interviews ( n = 459), focus groups 101), design decisions (i.e., A/B tests, 107), pilots 163), exit 167), by answering questionnaires 2,109). Results Across projects, discovered five different main intrinsic extrinsic motives participate studies: (1) rewards, (2) interest, (3) helping science or greater good, (4) scientist another person, (5) gaining self‐insight. We provide concrete examples of how tailored study designs address specific optimize youth engagement. Conclusions The engagement can be enhanced it enjoyable experience, aligned with own motives.

Language: Английский

From Burden to Enjoyment: A User‐Centered Approach to Engage Adolescents in Intensive Longitudinal Research DOI Creative Commons
Anne Bülow, Loes Janssen, Evelien Dietvorst

et al.

Journal of Adolescence, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 16, 2025

ABSTRACT Introduction Adolescent psychology is embracing intensive longitudinal methods, such as diaries and experience sampling techniques, to investigate real‐life experiences. However, participants might perceive the repetitive self‐reporting in these data collection techniques burdensome demotivating, resulting decreased compliance rates. In this tutorial paper, we present a user‐centered approach aimed at making participation daily diary studies meaningful fun for adolescents. Methods three major research projects that took place between 2019 2023, more than 4,000 Dutch adolescents participated (12–25 years old). To improve participants' user journey, were invited codesign our share their expertise interviews ( n = 459), focus groups 101), design decisions (i.e., A/B tests, 107), pilots 163), exit 167), by answering questionnaires 2,109). Results Across projects, discovered five different main intrinsic extrinsic motives participate studies: (1) rewards, (2) interest, (3) helping science or greater good, (4) scientist another person, (5) gaining self‐insight. We provide concrete examples of how tailored study designs address specific optimize youth engagement. Conclusions The engagement can be enhanced it enjoyable experience, aligned with own motives.

Language: Английский

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