Measuring coping strategies in daily life : a systematic review of experience sampling methodology and daily diary studies

Mikolič, Petra (avtor), Bugarinović, Sara (avtor), Zager Kocjan, Gaja (avtor)

Advances in daily diary methods and experience sampling method (ESM) have improved the study of coping strategies in daily life and their role in shaping health and well‐being. In this review, we examine study designs, measurement approaches, and analytical practices used to investigate coping in natural contexts. We performed a systematic review of studies published before 5 December 2025 that used daily diary or ESM to measure coping strategies over multiple days or moments. Studies were examined with regard to sampling schemes, assessment frequency and duration, measurement of coping strategies, incorporation of stressor appraisals, and analytic techniques used to model coping processes. Fifty‐five studies met the inclusion criteria. Results indicated that 80% employed end‐of‐day diary designs, generally lasting 1–3 weeks, whereas higher‐frequency ESM protocols were less common and ranged 2–14 days. Coping strategies were often assessed using abbreviated or single‐item measures, frequently adapted from established questionnaires. Many studies incorporated appraisals such as perceived stressor intensity or controllability, enabling tests of coping flexibility. Multilevel modelling was the dominant analytic approach, allowing researchers to distinguish within‐person dynamics from between‐person differences. However, analyses were predominantly concurrent, and temporally ordered models remained comparatively rare. Overall, the literature demonstrates substantial progress in capturing coping in everyday contexts, yet heterogeneity in measurement and limited use of temporal modelling constrain cumulative knowledge about the temporal links between coping and psychological and physiological health outcomes. Future research would benefit from greater alignment between theoretical assumptions, assessment strategies, and analytic methods.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: coping strategies, daily diary, daily stressors, experience sampling method (ESM), systematic review
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.02 - Pregledni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: FF - Filozofska fakulteta
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2026
• Št. strani: 21 str.
• Številčenje: Vol. 42, iss. 5, art. e70223
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-188386
• UDK: 61
• ISSN pri članku: 1532-3005
• DOI: 10.1002/smi.70223
• COBISS.SI-ID: 291177475
• Datum objave v RUL: 22.09.2026

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Stress and health
• Založnik: John Wiley & Sons
• ISSN: 1532-3005
• COBISS.SI-ID: 436202

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: To je standardna licenca Creative Commons, ki daje uporabnikom največ možnosti za nadaljnjo uporabo dela, pri čemer morajo navesti avtorja.

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: stres, spoprijemanje, dnevnik, metoda vzorčenja izkušenj ESM, pregledne študije

Projekti

• Financer: ARIS - Javna agencija za znanstvenoraziskovalno in inovacijsko dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: P5-0110
• Naslov: Psihološki in nevroznanstveni vidiki kognicije