U-Flourish university students well-being and academic success longitudinal study: a study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Over 30% of Canadians between the ages of 16 and 24 years attend university. This period of life coincides with the onset of common mental illnesses. Yet, data to inform university-based mental health prevention and early intervention initiatives are limited. The U-Flourish longitudinal study based out of Queen's University, Canada and involving Oxford University in the UK, is a student informed study funded by the Canadian Institute for Health Research Strategy for Patient Oriented Research (CIHR-SPOR). The primary goal of U-Flourish research is to examine the contribution of risk and resiliency factors to outcomes of well-being and academic success in first year students transitioning to university.

Methods and analysis

The study is a longitudinal survey of al

SUBMITTER: Goodday SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6720248 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature