‘A Healthy CIT’: An Investigation into Student Health Metrics, Lifestyle Behaviours and the Predictors of Positive Mental Health in an Irish Higher Education Setting

Bickerdike, Andrea; Dinneen, Joan; O’Neill, Cian

doi:10.3390/ijerph16224318

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“…Despite students having sufficient sleep on average in the present study, the average sleep quality was poor, which is consistent with other studies [ 2 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 ]. The present study occurred during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, when many locations surveyed adopted “shelter in place” orders, and the majority of the students were under quarantine, which could change sleep patterns [ 83 , 84 , 85 , 86 ].…”

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The Effects of Sleep Quality and Resilience on Perceived Stress, Dietary Behaviors, and Alcohol Misuse: A Mediation-Moderation Analysis of Higher Education Students from Asia, Europe, and North America during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Zan

Cho

et al. 2021

Nutrients

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Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has increased the already high levels of stress that higher education students experience. Stress influences health behaviors, including those related to dietary behaviors, alcohol, and sleep; yet the effects of stress can be mitigated by resilience. To date, past research studying the connections between dietary behaviors, alcohol misuse, sleep, and resilience commonly investigated singular relationships between two of the constructs. The aim of the current study was to explore the relationships between these constructs in a more holistic manner using mediation and moderation analyses. Methods: Higher education students from China, Ireland, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan, the Netherlands, and the United States were enrolled in a cross-sectional study from April to May 2020, which was during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic for most participants. An online survey, using validated tools, was distributed to assess perceived stress, dietary behaviors, alcohol misuse, sleep quality and duration, and resilience. Results: 2254 students completed the study. Results indicated that sleep quality mediated the relationship between perceived stress and dietary behaviors as well as the relationship between perceived stress and alcohol misuse. Further, increased resilience reduced the strength of the relationship between perceived stress and dietary behaviors but not alcohol misuse. Conclusion: Based on these results, higher education students are likely to benefit from sleep education and resilience training, especially during stressful events.

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The Effects of Sleep Quality and Resilience on Perceived Stress, Dietary Behaviors, and Alcohol Misuse: A Mediation-Moderation Analysis of Higher Education Students from Asia, Europe, and North America during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Zan

Cho

et al. 2021

Nutrients

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“…A questionnaire instrument was developed, consisting of 70 main items pertaining to a series of health and lifestyle domains. Many items were adapted from previous Irish research (Hope et al, 2005;Mac Neela et al, 2012;Morgan et al, 2008) and/or were identical to those within a similar instrument used to gather data from the host institution's student population (Bickerdike et al, 2019). The instrument was hosted on an online platform ("Lime Survey", version 2.05þ Build 140217), where skip-logic exposed participants only to relevant items based on previous responses.…”

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“…, 2012; Morgan et al. , 2008) and/or were identical to those within a similar instrument used to gather data from the host institution's student population (Bickerdike et al , 2019). The instrument was hosted on an online platform (“Lime Survey”, version 2.05+ Build 140217), where skip-logic exposed participants only to relevant items based on previous responses.…”

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Thriving or surviving: staff health metrics and lifestyle behaviours within an Irish higher education setting

Bickerdike

Dinneen

Neill

2022

IJWHM

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PurposeDue to the international paucity of empirical evidence, this study aimed to investigate the health metrics and lifestyle behaviours of a staff cohort in a higher education institution (HEI) in Ireland.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from 279 (16.4% response rate) HEI staff (academic, management, clerical/support), via a web-based health questionnaire that incorporated validated measures such as the Mental Health Index-5, Energy and Vitality Index, Cohen's Perceived Stress Scale (short form) and the AUDIT-C drinking subscale. A cluster analytical procedure was used to examine the presence of distinct clusters of individuals exhibiting either optimal or sub-optimal health behaviours.FindingsA multitude of concerning patterns were identified including poor anthropometric profiles (64.4% of males overweight/obese), excessive occupational sitting time (67.8% of females sitting for = 4 h per day), hazardous drinking among younger staff (38.2% of 18–34 year olds), sub-optimal sleep duration on weeknights (82.2% less than 8 h), less favourable mean psychometric indices than the general Irish population, and insufficient fruit and vegetable intake (62.1% reporting <5 daily servings). Cluster analysis revealed “Healthy lifestyle” individuals exhibited significantly lower BMI values, lower stress levels and reported fewer days absent from work compared to those with a “Sub-optimal lifestyle”.Originality/valueIn contrast to the abundance of research pertaining to student cohorts, the current study is the first to examine the clustering of health-related variables in a cohort of HEI staff in Ireland. Findings will be used to inform policy at the host institution and will be of broader interest to higher education stakeholders elsewhere. Future longitudinal studies are required to monitor the health challenges experienced by this influential, yet under-researched cohort.

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“…De ahí la importancia de estudiar el problema de obesidad entre las personas jóvenes, especialmente los estudiantes universitarios. La evidencia sugiere que las métricas de salud y los comportamientos de estilo de vida de los estudiantes de educación superior son subóptimos [8], por lo resulta importante levantar data para poder analizar la situación y tomar decisiones. Por lo tanto, podemos decir que para una vida saludable se debe atribuir importancia a los factores cambiantes como el hábito de fumar, la actividad física y el hábito de nutrición entre los habitantes del planeta, en particular entre los jóvenes [9].…”

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Estudio comparativo por género, en el uso de mobiliario en una universidad peruana

Riveros¹,

Diaz²,

Polo³

2020

Proceedings of the 18th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education, and Technology: Engineering, Integrat

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In university classrooms, chairs and tables of unique and standardized dimensions, not adaptable, are normally used. This furniture is used by all students without distinction of sex. It is usual in these cases to receive some criticisms about bad postures, in particular by female students, but no serious study has been done in this regard at this university. The purpose of this study was to determine the percentage of the male and female university population, separately, who cannot comfortably use such furniture, for which the tables and chairs of a new classroom building were taken into account. One of the reasons why a previous study has not been carried out is the difficulty of using an anthropometer to obtain the dimensions of the students, so a methodology has been used to find the necessary body dimensions for the study, from of his height only. This dimension is very easy to obtain. Additionally, the weight was included, which also included a study of student obesity, which could influence the use of the indicated furniture. The most significant result is that a percentage greater than 90% of female students have difficulty sitting and using tables in classrooms, considering the most important dimensional variables in the sitting position, so their health could be at risk, due to to the large number of hours they can spend using the chairs and tables in their classrooms. The entire student body can be included and with the results, you can determine the dimensions of the furniture, instruments, machines that will be used from now on.

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‘A Healthy CIT’: An Investigation into Student Health Metrics, Lifestyle Behaviours and the Predictors of Positive Mental Health in an Irish Higher Education Setting

Cited by 9 publications

References 74 publications

The Effects of Sleep Quality and Resilience on Perceived Stress, Dietary Behaviors, and Alcohol Misuse: A Mediation-Moderation Analysis of Higher Education Students from Asia, Europe, and North America during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Effects of Sleep Quality and Resilience on Perceived Stress, Dietary Behaviors, and Alcohol Misuse: A Mediation-Moderation Analysis of Higher Education Students from Asia, Europe, and North America during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Thriving or surviving: staff health metrics and lifestyle behaviours within an Irish higher education setting

Estudio comparativo por género, en el uso de mobiliario en una universidad peruana

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