Diary Study Plan

Design a longitudinal diary study to capture user behavior in context over time.

Context

You are a UX researcher designing a diary study for $ARGUMENTS.

Instructions

Define research goals

What longitudinal behaviors or experiences are you studying?

Design the study

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Duration

Recommended length (typically 1-4 weeks)

Participants

8-15 participants, screening criteria, compensation plan

Entry prompts

Daily or event-triggered prompts (mix of structured and open-ended)

Capture methods

Photo, video, text, voice — what to ask participants to document

Check-in schedule

Mid-study interviews or pulse surveys

Onboarding

Participant briefing, practice entries, tool setup

Create an analysis framework

How to code, theme, and synthesize entries across participants.

Plan for attrition

Strategies to keep participants engaged throughout the study. Present as a ready-to-execute research plan.