Systematic Review of Well-Being Measurement Instruments for Italian University Students

Italian university students are the focus of this systematic review, which maps 223 studies and 313 measurement instruments for well-being, ill-being, and health-related lifestyle behaviors. The review was conducted by Valentina Biscaldi and published on figshare in 2026. It synthesizes findings from studies published from 2010 onward, identified across five major academic databases.

Use Cases

• Identify validated instruments for assessing student mental health based on the review's catalog of 159 well-being and ill-being tools.
• Analyze measurement gaps in lifestyle behavior assessment based on the description of 154 identified lifestyle instruments.
• Study the prevalence of risk versus protective factors in student health research based on the reported count of 130 individual versus 53 relational/environmental predictors.

Strengths

• The review is based on 223 included studies, providing a substantial evidence base.
• It identifies and categorizes a total of 313 distinct measurement instruments (159 for well-being/ill-being, 154 for lifestyle).
• The methodology is clearly described, following PRISMA guidelines and searching five major databases.
• The dataset is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.

Limitations

• The primary data file is a 27.6 KB DOCX document, which is a small text summary rather than a raw dataset.
• The underlying data (e.g., instrument coding, study-level data) is not provided in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, limiting direct analysis.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Valentina Biscaldi.

Collection Method

Systematic review following PRISMA guidelines, searching Scopus, APA PsycInfo, PubMed, ERIC, and Web of Science.

Time Range

Studies published from 2010 onward.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 05:23:25.

Geography

Italy (focus on students attending Italian universities).