INFORMED CONSENT
Good day!
We are fourth year students from Bachelor of Science in Psychology, and we
would like to invite you to participate and be part of our study entitled "Cognitive Flexibility,
Sleep Quality and Aggression among HEI Students".
The objective of this study aims to examine the relationships among sleep quality,
aggression, and cognitive flexibility in higher education institution students. It seeks to
assess the levels, explore its interrelations, and identify the potential psychological
interventions to enhance the student's well-being.
The participants in this study are students enrolled for the school year 2025-2026 at
Cavite State University – Trece Martires City Campus. The researchers will assess cognitive
flexibility with the Cognitive Flexibility Inventory, the quality of sleep with the Pittsburgh Sleep
Quality Index and aggression with the Buss–Perry Aggression Questionnaire. The study will
be limited to the relationship between cognitive flexibility, sleep quality, and aggression
among higher education institution (HEI) students. The researchers will not consider any
other factor that may influence aggression or behavior change.
If you agree to participate, you will be asked to complete three different types of
questionnaires that will take approximately 5 - 10 minutes to complete. The survey will
include questions about cognitive flexibility, sleep quality and aggression. Your participation
is entirely voluntary. You may choose to withdraw at any time without any consequences.
There are no risks involved in this study. However, if you feel any discomfort while answering
this form, you may stop. Rest assured that all responses will be kept strictly confidential and
will be used solely for research purposes. Data will be reported in summary form, ensuring
your anonymity. The use of the Data Privacy Act of 2012 or the Republic Act No. 10173 will
be fully authorized.
Age: ________
Gender:
Male
Female
Prefer not to say
Family Income:
Below P5,000
P5,001 - P7,000
P7,001 - P10,000
Above P10,000
Cognitive Flexibility Inventory (CFI)
Instructions: Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each statement
using the scale below.
Scale
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Strongly Disagree Somewhat Neutral Somewhat Agree Strongly Agree
Disagree Disagree Agree
No. Statement 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1. I am good at ‘‘sizing up’’ situations.
2. I have a hard time making decisions when faced with difficult situations.
3. I consider multiple options before making a decision.
4. When I encounter difficult situations, I feel like I am losing control.
5. I like to look at difficult situations from many different angles.
6. I seek additional information not immediately available before attributing
causes to behavior.
7. When encountering difficult situations, I become so stressed that I cannot
think of a way to resolve the situation.
8. I try to think about things from another person’s point of view
9. I find it troublesome that there are so many different ways to deal with
difficult situations.
10. I am good at putting myself in others’ shoes.
11. When I encounter difficult situations, I just don’t know what to do.
12. It is important to look at difficult situations from many angles.
13. When in difficult situations, I consider multiple options before deciding
how to behave
14. I often look at a situation from different viewpoints.
15. I am capable of overcoming the difficulties in life that I face.
16. I consider all the available facts and information when attributing causes
to behavior.
17. I feel I have no power to change things in difficult situations.
18. When I encounter difficult situations, I stop and try to think of several
ways to resolve it.
19. I can think of more than one way to resolve a difficult situation I’m
confronted with.
20. I consider multiple options before responding to difficult situations.
PITTSBURGH SLEEP QUALITY INDEX
Instructions: For each item, choose the response that best describes your sleep during the
past month. Leave a mark (e.g., an "X" or tick) in the box beside your selected choice. An
interval space has been added between choices for clarity.
Component 1: Subjective Sleep Quality
How would you rate your overall sleep quality during the past month?
[ ] Very good (0)
[ ] Fairly good (1)
[ ] Fairly bad (2)
[ ] Very bad (3)
Component 2: Sleep Latency
During the past month, how long (in minutes) has it usually taken you to fall asleep each
night?
[ ] ≤ 15 minutes (0)
[ ] 16–30 minutes (1)
[ ] 31–60 minutes (2)
[ ] > 60 minutes (3)
Component 3: Sleep Duration
During the past month, how many hours of actual sleep did you get at night? (This may be
less than the number of hours you spent in bed.)
[ ] > 7 hours (0)
[ ] 6–7 hours (1)
[ ] 5–6 hours (2)
[ ] < 5 hours (3)
Component 4: Habitual Sleep Efficiency
Calculate: (Hours slept ÷ Hours in bed) × 100 = ____%
[ ]≥85% (0)
[ ] 75–84% (1)
[ ] 65–74% (2)
[ ] < 65% (3)
Component 5: Sleep Disturbances
During the past month, how often have you had trouble sleeping because of the
following?
[ ] Not during the past month (0)
[ ] Less than once a week (1)
[ ] Once or twice a week (2)
[ ] Three or more times a week (3)
Component 6: Use of Sleeping Medication
During the past month, how often have you taken medicine (prescribed or 'over the
counter') to help you sleep?
[ ] Not during the past month (0)
[ ] Less than once a week (1)
[ ] Once or twice a week (2)
[ ] Three or more times a week (3)
Component 7: Daytime Dysfunction
During the past month, how much of a problem has it been for you to keep up
the enthusiasm to get things done?
Also: During the past month, how often have you had trouble staying awake while driving,
eating meals, or engaging in social activity?
[ ] Not at all (0)
[ ] A little (1)
[ ] Moderately (2)
[ ] Extremely (3)
If answering Component 5 (Sleep Disturbances), consider each of these specific
problems and mark frequency for each:
[ ] a. Cannot get to sleep within 30 minutes
[ ] b. Wake up in the middle of the night or early morning
[ ] c. Have to get up to use the bathroom
[ ] d. Cannot breathe comfortably
[ ] e. Cough or snore loudly
[ ] f. Feel too cold
[ ] g. Feel too hot
[ ] h. Have bad dreams
[ ] i. Have pain
[ ] j. Other reasons (please specify): ___________________
Using the 5-point scale shown below, indicate how uncharacteristic or characteristic each of the following statements is in
describing you. Check what describes you best.