Student health behavior and academic performance

Survey data and form of university student health behaviors and habits, and academic achievement. Objective: To explore the association between health behaviors and habits of university students and academic achievement. Participants: Six hundred fourteen undergraduate students at a state university in the United States. Methods: Students were invited over a 2-year period to participate in an anonymous online survey that asked questions concerning a wide range of health behaviors and habits; participants were asked to report their current grade point average (GPA). Standard Least Squares Models were used to examine differences in self-reported GPA across the different health behaviors and habits, with individuals as replicates. Results: The study found positive associations between breakfast consumption, physical activity, and strength training and self-reported GPA, and negative associations between the hours of sleep per night, hours worked per week, fast food and energy drinks consumption, and use of marijuana, alcohol and electronic vaping products. Conclusions: While there is an association for some of the studied health behaviors and habits with self-reported GPA, the effect sizes for these health behaviors were low. The significant effect of vaping on GPA as well as the increased use reported in this study indicates that the topic should be explored further. Furthermore, students should be educated on the potential positive and negative effects of health behavior choices to help them make better choices.本数据集包含大学生健康行为习惯与学业成绩的调查数据及问卷表单。研究目的：探究大学生健康行为习惯与学业成绩之间的关联。研究对象：美国某州立大学的614名本科生。研究方法：在为期两年的周期内邀请学生参与匿名在线调查，问卷涵盖多类健康行为习惯相关问题，并要求参与者报告当前平均绩点（GPA，Grade Point Average）。采用标准最小二乘模型（Standard Least Squares Models），以个体为重复分析单元，考察不同健康行为习惯下自我报告的平均绩点差异。研究结果：本研究发现，早餐摄入、体育活动与力量训练与自我报告的平均绩点呈正相关；而每晚睡眠时间、每周工作时长、快餐与能量饮料摄入，以及大麻、酒精与电子雾化产品的使用与平均绩点呈负相关。研究结论：尽管部分被研究的健康行为习惯与自我报告的平均绩点存在关联，但这些健康行为的效应量较低。本研究中雾化行为对平均绩点的显著影响，以及报告的雾化产品使用量上升情况，表明该主题有待进一步探索。此外，应向学生普及健康行为选择的潜在正负效应相关知识，以帮助其做出更合理的选择。