Demographic information
Name:
Age:
Gender:
Informed consent:
You are invited to participate in a research study. If you agree to participate, you will be
asked to complete a questionnaire that will take approximately 10 minutes. All
information you provide will be kept strictly confidential. Your identity will not be
revealed in any reports or publications resulting from this study. Data will be stored
securely and will only be accessible to the research team.
Instructions: Indicate the extent to which each item applies to you using the scale in
the five columns to the right of each item.
This scale is used to indicate the extent of your agreement with each statement.
Please select the number that best represents your response:
1 – Strongly Disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Neither Disagree nor Agree
4 – Agree
5 – Strongly Agree
1. I know when to speak about my personal problems to others
2. When I am faced with obstacles, I remember times I faced similar obstacles and
overcame them
3. I expect that I will do well on most things I try
4. Other people find it easy to confide in me
5. I find it hard to understand the non-verbal messages of other people*
6. Some of the major events of my life have led me to re-evaluate what is important
and not important
7. When my mood changes, I see new possibilities
8. Emotions are one of the things that make my life worth living
9. I am aware of my emotions as I experience them
10. I expect good things to happen
11. I like to share my emotions with others
12. When I experience a positive emotion, I know how to make it last
13. I arrange events others enjoy
14. I seek out activities that make me happy
15. I am aware of the non-verbal messages I send to others
16. I present myself in a way that makes a good impression on others
17. When I am in a positive mood, solving problems is easy for me
18. By looking at their facial expressions, I recognize the emotions people are
experiencing
19. I know why my emotions change
20. When I am in a positive mood, I am able to come up with new ideas
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21. I have control over my emotions
22. I easily recognize my emotions as I experience them
23. I motivate myself by imagining a good outcome to tasks I take on
24. I compliment others when they have done something well
25. I am aware of the non-verbal messages other people send
26. When another person tells me about an important event in his or her life, I almost
feel as though I have experienced this event myself
Please note that items 5, 28, and 33 feature a reverse scale (it’s not a mistake!), where
“Strongly disagree” = 5 and “Strongly agree” = 1.
Instructions: Please answer each question using the 5-point scale to
answer each question so that it accurately reflects what you do or have
done as a student. Be as honest as possible because the information
can be utilized to discover areas of strength. Scale:
SA - STRONGLY AGREE A – AGREE N – NEUTRAL D – DISAGREE SD -
STRONGLY DISAGREE
Questions SA A N D SD
1. I made myself ready in all
my subjects.
2. I pay attention and listen
during every discussion.
3. I want to get good grades in
every subject.
4. I actively participate in
every discussion.
5. I start papers and projects
as soon as they are assigned.
6. I enjoy homework and
activities because they help
me improve my skills in every
subject.
7. I exert more effort when I
do difficult assignments.
8. Solving problems is a useful
hobby for me.
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