UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MINDANAO

Kabacan, Cotabato
Philippines

INFORMED CONSENT FORM

“THE ART OF COMPOSING THY SELF: EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND

DEFENSE STYLES AMONG YOUTH”

My name is Janine Kris P. Rosete, a 4th year Bachelor of Arts in Psychology student at
the University of Southern Mindanao-Kabacan campus. I am requesting you to be a
respondent in a research study about emotional intelligence and defense styles.

The purpose of this study is to identify the level of emotional intelligence and the use of
defense styles among youth respondents. The study also aim to draw relationship with
the participating variables among the youth respondents. You will be asked to answer two
(2) different questionnaires, one is for measuring emotional intelligence and second is for
measuring defense styles. You are given as much time as you need to complete the task,
but do not take too long in each question and not to leave questions unanswered.

Your participation is under the protection of Code of Ethics, including your right to
confidentiality and privacy, and your right to be informed about the research. I also assure
that your personal information and your responses to the questionnaires will only be used
according to the purpose of this research. Upon your agreement to be a respondent, I am
hoping for you honest responses.

Your participation in this study is voluntary. Thus, I respect your will to accept or decline
in participating in the research. There will be no penalty or consequences for declining to
participate. You may also withdraw your participation at any time for whatever reason and
without penalty.

Participating in this research do not foresee any additional risk that may harm the
respondents.

I will not be able to provide any direct benefits and personal incentives to you for your
participation. However, the overall research objective is to contribute knowledge and
discussion to the level of emotional intelligence and defense styles, and also to provide
relationship between the two mentioned variables among the youth respondents.
If you have questions and concerns about the study, feel free to raise your concerns and
questions during the data gathering or if not maybe contact me, through my phone
number – 09364186428 or email me at jrosete@usm.edu.ph.
Your participation is highly appreciated and will be great contribution in my study.

Thank you and more power!

 CONSENT FORM

ALBION V. LEYSA III

I, _____________________________________ 24 (age) years old, is willing to
(optional), _____
participate in this research study entitled, “THE ART OF COMPOSING THY SELF: EMOTIONAL
INTELLIGENCE AND DEFENSE STYLES AMONG YOUTH”. I also read and understood the
information provided in the Informed Consent Form.

________________________
Respondent’s Signature
09659618015
Contact Number: ___________________
Date: ___________________
NOV. 03, 2023

CONSENT FORM (Respondents’ Copy)

ALBION V. LEYSA III

I, _____________________________________ 24 (age) years old, is willing to
(optional), _____
participate in this research study entitled, “THE ART OF COMPOSING THY SELF: EMOTIONAL
INTELLIGENCE AND DEFENSE STYLES AMONG YOUTH”. I also read and understood the
information provided in the Informed Consent Form

___________________
Respondent’s Signature JANINE KRIS P. ROSETE
NOV. 03, 2023
Date: ___________________ Researcher’s Signature and Name
Contact Number: 0936418648
 THE ART OF COMPOSING THY SELF: EMOTIONAL
INTELLIGENCE AND DEFENSE STYLES AMONG YOUTH
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE
MALE
Sex: _______________ TINA
Barangay: ___________________

I.TRAIT META-MOOD SCALE – 24

Direction: Draw a check ( ∕ ) to the number which best reflects your position with
each items. Note that it is a 5 point rating scale (1-5).
Do not agree (1) / Moderately agree (2) / Quite agree (3) /
Highly agree (4) / Totally Agree (5)
1 2 3 4 5
1 I pay a lot of attention to my feelings. /
2 I am usually very conscious of what I feel. /
3 I usually spend time thinking about my emotions. /
I think my emotions and state of mind deserve to be
4
paid attention to.
/
5 I allow my feelings to affect my thoughts. /
6 I constantly think about my state of mind. /
7 I often think about my feelings. /
8 I pay a lot of attention to the way I feel. /
9 My feelings are clear to me. /
10 I can usually define my feelings. /
11 I nearly always know how I feel. /
12 I usually know how I feel about people. /
I often become aware of my feelings in different
13
situations.
/
14 I can always say how I feel. /
I can sometimes say which emotions I am
15
experiencing. /
16 I can manage to understand my feelings. /
I usually have an optimistic outlook, although I
17 /
sometimes feel sad.
Even when I feel sad, I try to think about pleasant
18
things.
/
19 When I am sad, I think about all life’s pleasures. /
20 I try to have positive thoughts even when I feel bad. /
If I think about things too much and end up
21
complicating them, I try to calm myself down. /
22 I am concerned about having a good state of mind. /
23 I have a lot of energy when I feel happy. /
24 When I am angry, I try to change my state of mind. /
II.DEFENSE STYLE QUESTIONNAIRE
Direction: Draw a check ( ∕ ) to the number which best reflects your agreement or
disagreement with each items. Note that it is a 9 point rating scale (1-9).
Strongly Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Strongly Agree
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Ι get satisfaction from helping others and if this
1 were taken away from me I would get /
depressed.
I'm able to keep a problem out of my mind until
2 /
I have time to deal with it.
I work out my anxiety through doing something
3 constructive and creative like painting or /
woodwork.
I am able to find good reasons for everything I
4 /
do.
5 I am able to laugh at myself pretty easily. /
6 People tend to mistreat me. /
If someone mugged me and stole my money,
7
I'd rather he be helped than punished. /
People say I tend to ignore unpleasant facts as
8
if they didn't exist.
/
9 I ignore danger as if I was Superman /
I pride myself on my ability to cut people down
10 /
to size.
I often act impulsively when something is
11
bothering me.
/
I get physically ill when things aren't going well
12
for me.
/
13 I'm a very inhibited person. /
I get more satisfaction from my fantasies than
14
from my real life. /
I've special talents that allow me to go through
15
life with no problems.
/
There are always good reasons when things
16
don't work out for me. /
I live more of my life in my dreams than in real
17 life [instead of: I work more things out in my /
daydreams than in my real life].
18 I fear nothing. /
Sometimes I think I'm an angel and other times
19
I think I'm a devil. /
20 I get openly aggressive when I feel hurt. /
I always feel that someone I know is like a
21
guardian angel. /
As far as I'm concerned, people are either good
22
or bad.
/
 If my boss bugged me, I might make a mistake
23 in my work or work more slowly so as to get /
back at him.
There is someone I know who can do anything
24 /
and who is absolutely just and fair.
I can keep the lid on my feelings if letting them
25
out would interfere with what I'm doing. /
I'm usually able to see the funny side of an
26
otherwise painful predicament.
/
I get a headache when I have to do something I
27
don't like.
/
I often find myself being very nice to people
28 /
who by all rights I should be angry at.
29 I am sure I get a raw deal from life. /
When I have to face a difficult situation, I try to
30 imagine what it will be like and plan ways to /
cope with it.
Doctors never really understand what is wrong
31
with me. /
After I fight for my rights, I tend to apologize for
32
my assertiveness. /
When I'm depressed or anxious, eating makes
33
me feel better.
/
34 I'm often told that I don't show my feelings. /
If I can predict that I'm going to be sad ahead of
35
time, I can cope better. /
No matter how much I complain, I never get a
36 /
satisfactory response.
Often I find that I don't feel anything when the
37 situation would seem to warrant strong /
emotions.
Sticking to the task at hand keeps me from
38
feeling depressed or anxious. /
If I were in a crisis, I would seek out another
39 /
person who had the same problem.
If I have an aggressive thought, I feel the need
40
to do something to compensate for it.
/