C19 GSWS: German University Student Well-being During COVID-19

German university students' well-being was surveyed at five universities from October 27th to November 14th, 2021. The collaborative COVID-19 German Student Well-being Study (C19 GSWS) was conducted by researchers including Eileen Heumann of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. It addresses research questions on living conditions, academic workload, mental health, health behaviors, and COVID-19 vaccination attitudes.

Use Cases

• Analyze changes in living conditions and academic workload based on survey questions mentioned in the description
• Model associations between living conditions and mental health outcomes based on the described research questions
• Study determinants of COVID-19 vaccination behavior among university students based on the survey focus
• Investigate links between academic workload and health behaviors like substance use based on the described scope

Strengths

• Data was collected from five named German universities, providing a multi-institution perspective
• Survey was conducted during a specific 19-day period in late 2021, providing temporal specificity
• Study addresses multiple concrete research questions on living conditions, mental health, and vaccination attitudes

Limitations

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• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified

Provenance

Source

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Author: Eileen Heumann), in collaboration with four other German universities

Collection Method

Online survey conducted among university students

Time Range

October 27th, 2021 to November 14th, 2021

Geography

Germany (five specific universities)