Experimentum: The Relationship Between Sleep Disruption and Psychological Distress Across Shift Patterns

Study and researcher(s) details:

• The Relationship Between Sleep Disruption and Psychological Distress Across Shift Patterns.

• Researcher: Rachel McCurley – 2670689m@student.gla.ac.uk

• Research Supervisor: Professor Stephany Biello – stephany.biello@glasgow.ac.uk

Participation Invitation

• You are being invited to take part in a research study. It is important for you to understand why the research is being conducted and what it will involve. Please take time to read the following information carefully.

What will I have to do?

• You will be required to answer questions relating to age, gender, ethnicity, shift pattern, and shift length. You will then be required to answer 19 questions on your sleep routine and habits, and 21 questions relating to depression, anxiety and stress.

What is the purpose of the study?

• The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between sleep disruption and psychological distress in individuals working differing shift patterns. The aim is to further the research regarding the impacts of shift working, and whether there lies a correlation between sleep disruption and mental health.

Why have I been chosen?

• You have been chosen as you meet the requirements of the participants needed for this study. Those requirements refer to being aged 18 and over and have been in employment for 3+ months prior to your submission of this research.

Do I have to take part?

• You are under no obligation to take part in this research. You may wish to withdraw your participation at any point during the research without repercussion. However, upon submission, removal of your data will not be possible.

Will my taking part in this study be kept confidential?

• Yes. Your taking part will remain confidential to the researcher, the university, and other participants. Your signature in the consent form is for the sole purpose of you giving consent to being researched as per the British Psychological Society Code of Ethics. At no point will anyone associated with this research see your name or what answers were associated.

What will happen to the results of the research study and my data?

• Your anonymised data will be retained by the University of Glasgow for archiving purposes for a period of 10 years. After this time, data will be securely deleted.

Who can I contact if I want more information?

• If you wish to receive further information regarding this study, or a summary of the results, please feel free to contact:

Researcher: Rachel McCurley – 2670689m@gla.student.ac.uk

Research Supervisor: Stephany Biello – stephany.biello@glasgow.ac.uk

Privacy Notice for:

• The Relationship Between Sleep Disruption and Psychological Distress Across Shift Patterns The University of Glasgow will be what’s known as the ‘Data Controller’ of your personal data processed in relation to this research study titled “The Relationship Between Sleep Disruption and Psychological Distress Across Shift Patterns”. This privacy notice will explain how The University of Glasgow will process your personal data.

Why we need it.

• We are collecting your basic personal data for the purposes of basic research and to describe them based on broad categories, but not to identify them in any way. We will only collect the minimum amount of data required for these purposes to minimise all to you being identified.

Legal basis for processing your data.

• In the context of research, the lawful basis upon which we will process your personal data is usually where “Processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller” (Article 6 of UK GDPR). We will also process personal data as permitted by Article 9, of the UK GDPR which permits processing necessary for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes which shall be proportionate to the aim pursued, respect the essence of the right to data protection and provide for suitable and specific measures to safeguard the fundamental rights and the interests of the data subject. Where we need to rely on a different legal condition, such as consent, we will inform you of this in the Participant Information provided to you.

What we do with it and who we share it with.

• At no time will your individual information or responses be presented publicly with your name or any information that would let someone know it was you.

• All the personal data you submit within this project is processed by staff and/or research students at the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom. Data will not be sent outside the UK for any purposes at any time. Throughout the project and during the archiving period all data will be stored on password protected University servers.

How long do we keep it for.

• Your anonymised data will be retained by the University for archiving purposes for a period of 10 years. After this time, data will be securely deleted.

What are your rights?*

Under the UK GDPR you have the following rights:

• to obtain access to, and copies of, the personal data that we hold about you;

• to require that we cease processing your personal data if the processing is causing you damage or distress;

• to require us to correct the personal data we hold about you if it is incorrect;

• to require us to erase your personal data;

• to require us to restrict our data processing activities;

• to receive from us the personal data we hold about you which you have provided to us, in a reasonable format specified by you, including for the purpose of you transmitting that personal data to another data controller;

• to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to any of our particular processing activities where you feel this has a disproportionate impact on your rights.

Your rights to access, change (rectify), or remove your information (erasure) may be limited, as we need to manage your information in specific ways in order for the research to be reliable and accurate. If you withdraw from the study, we may not always be able to remove the information that we have already obtained. We must comply with a request to erase personal data, or to rectify personal data that is inaccurate unless there are grounds for refusing the request specified in the UK GDPR. To safeguard your rights, we will use the minimum personally-identifiable information possible. The Participant Information Sheet given to you will detail up to what point in the study data can be withdrawn as it may be anonymised after a certain point and thus no longer distinguishable as yours.. If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please submit your request via the webform or contact dp@gla.ac.uk.

*Please note that the ability to exercise these rights will vary and depend on the legal basis on which the processing is being carried out.

Complaints

• If you wish to raise a complaint on how we have handled your personal data, you can contact the University Data Protection Officer who will investigate the matter. Our Data Protection Officer can be contacted at dataprotectionofficer@glasgow.ac.uk If you are not satisfied with our response or believe we are not processing your personal data in accordance with the law, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) https://ico.org.uk/

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