University Student Health Survey 2012

The national survey focused on the health and health-related behaviour of university and university of applied science (polytechnic) students in Finland. Questions covered physical, mental, dental and sexual health, health-related behaviour, cultural and social meanings of physical activities, social interaction, learning disabilities, study environment, bullying, stalking and violence, the use of and satisfaction with student health services. Another aim was to provide information about immigrant students. General state of health was charted with a number of questions relating to long-term illnesses, disabilities or disorders. Some questions covered the respondents' weight and height, and attitude to food. Psychological or social symptoms causing problems were investigated. Psychosocial health was further studied using the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). Use of and satisfaction with health services was studied with questions relating to health professionals visited during the past year and in which service organisation, satisfaction with the Finnish Student Health Service (FSHS), reasons for using other than FSHS health services, and what type of guidance they would like in certain issues (e.g. stress or weight management, study skills, alcohol use, smoking cessation). Engagement in sporting activities and less vigorous physical activities, and use of performance enhancing substances (doping) were surveyed. Eating habits were investigated with a number of questions based on the Index of Diet Quality (IDQ), for instance, asking where the respondents ate their main meals and the consumption of dairy products, bread, fruit, vegetables, etc. The respondents were also asked how often they brushed or flossed their teeth and used toothpaste or xylitol products, and whether they had problems with teeth grinding, had bite guard, or experienced facial pain or jaw locking. Health-related behaviour was further studied by asking the respondents about their smoking habits, and the use of drugs and alcohol (amount, frequency). Drinking habits were charted by using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). Some questions covered gambling and possible problems caused by it. One theme pertained to the respondents' studies. They were asked about previous qualifications, how many years they had been enrolled as 'present' for current studies, credits earned, study success, confidence of having chosen the right field of study, hours spent on study, and hours spent on paid work during the study year. The sufficiency of study guidance and advice provided by the institution were investigated as well as positive and negative feelings (e.g. enthuasiasm, burnout) related to their studies and types of learning difficulties (e.g. dyslexia) experienced. The respondents were also asked to evaluate their financial situation. The survey also studied interpersonal relationships. The respondents were asked about their household composition and living arrangements, marital status and partnerships, number of children, intention to have (more) children, spending time with friends, whether they felt lonely or part of a group, and whether they had someone close to them with whom they could discuss their affairs. Learning difficulties were further investigated with questions on diagnosed learning disabilities, who had done the diagnosis and when, and support received from the institution. Internet use and problems caused by it were examined. Some questions charted whether the respondents had been subjected to bullying at school, how often and to what kind of bullying, whether they had been subjected to bullying or discrimination during their university studies or had themselves bullied or discriminated against others, and whether they had bullied their siblings or been bullied by them. The respondents were asked whether they had been subjected to stalking or violence, how often and by whom, and whether they themselves had engaged in stalking or violent behaviour, how often and whom they had targeted. Sexual health questions covered the use of contraception, lack of sexual partner or sexual activity, level of sexual desire, satisfaction with and experiences during intercourse based on FSFI-6 Index, satisfaction with own sex life in general, age when had first sexual intercourse, and sexual pain or other vulvodynia problems. The final theme pertained to the role of physical exercise and sports in the respondents' lives. First, a number of statements charted personality traits, interest areas and consumer habits. The importance of certain things in the respondents' lives (e.g. study, work, hobbies, nature, religion), time spent on particular activities (e.g. sporting activities, arts, being with friends, shopping), hobbies of particular interest, and physical, social, mental and general well-being were investigated. The respondents were also asked how important a number of aspects (e.g. learning new skills, improving self-confidence, stress release) were to them in physical activities/sports, and whether parents, siblings, friends, the media or experiences from school etc. had increased or decreased their interest in sports. The extent to which a number of factors prevented their sporting activities (e.g. disabilities, lack of time, information, skills or support), and money spent on sports clothing, equipment, services or events were charted. Background variables included the respondent's age, gender, country of birth, language used in childhood home, length of time residing in Finland, name of the university, field of study, economic activity and occupational status of the parents at the time when R was 15 years old, and R's evaluation whether his or her own field/work had higher or lower status than those of the parents.

本次国家调查聚焦于芬兰大学及应用科学（理工学院）学生的健康状况及与健康相关的行为。调查内容涵盖身体、心理、口腔及性健康，健康相关行为，身体活动的文化和社会意义，社交互动，学习障碍，学习环境，欺凌、跟踪和暴力，以及学生对健康服务的使用和满意度。调查的另一目的是提供关于移民学生的信息。通过一系列与长期疾病、残疾或紊乱相关的问题，绘制了受访者的总体健康状况。一些问题涉及受访者的体重和身高，以及对食物的态度。针对导致问题的心理或社会症状进行了调查。通过使用综合健康问卷（GHQ-12），进一步研究了心理社会健康。通过一系列问题，研究了学生对健康服务的使用和满意度，包括过去一年中访问的健康专业人士以及服务组织，对芬兰学生健康服务（FSHS）的满意度，以及他们希望在某些问题（例如压力或体重管理、学习技能、酒精使用、戒烟）上获得何种类型的指导。调查了参与体育活动和不太剧烈的身体活动，以及使用提升性能的物质（兴奋剂）的情况。通过基于饮食质量指数（IDQ）的一系列问题，研究了饮食习惯，例如询问受访者在哪里吃正餐，以及乳制品、面包、水果、蔬菜等的消费。还询问了受访者多久刷牙或使用牙线，以及使用牙膏或木糖醇产品的情况，以及他们是否患有牙齿磨损、咬合护具，或经历过面部疼痛或颞颌关节锁定的症状。通过询问受访者的吸烟习惯，以及药物和酒精的使用（数量、频率），进一步研究了健康相关行为。通过使用酒精使用障碍识别测试（AUDIT），绘制了饮酒习惯。一些问题涉及赌博及其可能引起的问题。一个主题涉及受访者的学业情况。他们被询问了之前的资格，作为当前学习“现在”注册的年数，获得的学分，学习成功，对自己选择正确学习领域的信心，学习时间，以及在学习年份中用于有偿工作的时间。调查了机构提供的学业指导和咨询的充分性，以及与学业相关的积极和消极情感（例如热情、倦怠），以及他们经历的学习困难类型（例如阅读障碍）。受访者还被要求评估自己的财务状况。调查还研究了人际关系。受访者被询问了他们的家庭构成和生活安排，婚姻状况和伴侣关系，子女数量，是否有意愿（更多）子女，与朋友相处的时间，是否感到孤独或成为群体的一部分，以及他们是否有人可以讨论自己的事务。通过关于诊断出的学习障碍、谁进行了诊断以及何时，以及从机构获得的支持等问题，进一步研究了学习困难。检查了互联网使用及其引起的问题。一些问题绘制了受访者是否在学校遭受欺凌，频率和何种类型的欺凌，是否在大学学习期间遭受欺凌或歧视，或者他们自己是否欺凌或歧视他人，以及他们是否欺凌兄弟姐妹或被兄弟姐妹欺凌。受访者被询问是否遭受跟踪或暴力，频率和施暴者，以及他们自己是否参与跟踪或暴力行为，频率和目标人群。性健康问题涉及避孕的使用，缺乏性伴侣或性行为，性欲水平，基于FSFI-6指数的性行为满意度，以及性行为的整体满意度，首次性行为的年龄，以及性疼痛或其他外阴痛问题。最后一个主题涉及体育和运动在受访者生活中的作用。首先，一系列陈述绘制了性格特征、兴趣领域和消费习惯。调查了受访者在生活中某些事物的重要性（例如学习新技能、提高自信、释放压力），以及他们花费在特定活动上的时间（例如体育活动、艺术、与朋友相处、购物），特别感兴趣的爱好，以及身体、社会、心理和总体福祉。受访者还被询问在体育活动中/运动中，他们认为哪些方面（例如学习新技能、提高自信、释放压力）的重要性，以及父母、兄弟姐妹、朋友、媒体或学校等经历是否增加了他们对体育的兴趣。调查了阻碍他们体育活动的各种因素（例如残疾、缺乏时间、信息、技能或支持），以及他们在体育服装、设备、服务或活动上的花费。背景变量包括受访者的年龄、性别、出生国家、童年家庭使用的语言、在芬兰居住的时间、大学的名称、研究领域、R 15岁时的经济活动和职业状况，以及R对自己领域/工作的评价，是否比父母的工作地位更高或更低。