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J-F; T. Dowden; D. Pullen; P. M. Opoku; P. Garate – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2024
Mental health and well-being among high-performing male and female engineering students were investigated to account for variance. A self-report survey was used to assess mental health and well-being, and the results of the end-of-year evaluation were used to measure academic accomplishment. This study was unique in that it created the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Engineering Education, Gender Differences, Mental Health
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Lavados-Romo, Pamela; Andrade-Mayorga, Omar; Morales, Gladys; Muñoz, Sergio; Balboa-Castillo, Teresa – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: To determine the association between screen time and physical activity with quality of life among Chilean university students. Methods: Cross-sectional and analytical study conducted on 726 first-year university students who replied three questionnaires: Youth Risk Behavior Survey, WHO Quality of Life-BREF scale, and the International…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, College Freshmen, Physical Activity Level, Life Style
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Katia Sandoval-Rodríguez; María Leonor Conejeros-Solar – Gifted and Talented International, 2024
This study analyzed the trajectories of five twice-exceptional students during their first year of higher education. The aim was to identify the personal and contextual barriers they faced and the enabling factors available to them. Based on a qualitative approach and a multiple-case design, narrative interviews were conducted with the…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Academically Gifted, Barriers, Self Concept
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Funk, Robert L. – Higher Learning Research Communications, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic brings to the fore strengths and weaknesses in many public policies, including higher education. There are at least three separate but related areas where institutions of higher learning have been stressed by COVID-19: financing, issues related to the logistics of learning, and inequality. These problems are especially…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Sweileh, Waleed M. – American Journal of Health Education, 2023
Background: Unhealthy lifestyle habits developed during university years could continue into adulthood. Purpose: To analyze and map worldwide publications on physical activity among university students. Method: A pre-validated search strategy was used to find relevant articles in the Scopus database. The study period represented three decades…
Descriptors: Life Style, College Students, Physical Activity Level, Journal Articles
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Perez-Dominguez, Francisco; Polanco-Ilabaca, Francisca; Pinto-Toledo, Fernanda; Michaeli, Daniel; Achiardi, Jadi; Santana, Valeria; Urnelli, Chiara; Sawaguchi, Yoshihiro; Rodríguez, Perla; Maldonado, Mónica; Raffeeq, Zaheer; de Araujo Madeiros, Otavio; Rebolledo, Cristián – Health Education & Behavior, 2021
The global pandemic caused by coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) disrupted both public and private life for many. Concerning medical students, practical teaching and classrooms were substituted with a virtual curriculum. However, how this new academic environment has affected students' health and lifestyles has yet to be studied. In this study,…
Descriptors: Life Style, Health Behavior, Medical Students, COVID-19