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The he UNIversity students’s LIFEstyle behaviors and Mental health cohort (UNILIFE-M) is a prospective cohort study, which will investigate the associations of lifestyle behaviors and mental health problems trajectories in university students from 28 countries over five continents during their college years. The sub-study of Finland is carried out in University of Eastern Finland.
The study will gather self-reported data, using an online survey, on lifestyle (diet, physical activity, substance use, stress management, social support, restorative sleep, and screen exposure), mental health problems (symptoms of depression, anxiety, mania, sleep problems, substance abuse, inattention/hyperactivity, and obsessive/compulsive thoughts/behaviors), over a 3.5–year period.
The study will recruit Finnish students aged 18-25, who have started their studies at the UEF in fall of 2023. The recruitment will begin at the beginning of the year 2024.
More about the UNILIFE-M study on their website.
