Comparison of Global, Momentary, and Daily Reports of Well-Being
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: This project examines correspondence between individuals’ global, momentary, and daily well-being reports across eight different well-being components—positive affect, negative affect, life satisfaction, sense of purpose, psychological richness, self-esteem, social connectedness, and loneliness—spanning emotional, cognitive, and social domains. First, we examine correspondence between global, momentary, and daily assessments of well-being. Second, we examine whether individual differences in baseline psychological distress, Big Five personality traits, and sociodemographic characteristics (i.e., age, gender, eduction) modify the relationship between global, momentary , and daily assessments of well-being. Then we examine whether retrospective evaluations of well-being (i.e., global and daily retrospective well-being reports) reflect features of individual’s momentary experiences beyond their average level, including particularly salient moments such as peaks, troughs, and final experiences. Finally, we examine whether the method of well-being assessment (i.e., global, average momentary, or average daily retrospective reports) has implications for its associations with important outcomes. We will address these aims using mixed-effects models and linear regression models.
Source: OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7221399236