General Info
The COVID-19 International Student Well-being Study (C19 ISWS) applies mixed methods to examine various aspects of student well-being, help-seeking behavior, and relevant social correlates (including socio-demographic, socioeconomic, study-related characteristics) in times of corona.
The first wave of the C19 ISWS, organized during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, surveyed over 100.000 higher-education students in 125 higher education institutions (HEI) in 27 middle- and high-income countries in Europe and North America. Within the Flemish community, the majority of HEIs participated. More info can be found in our research protocol: https://doi.org/10.1177/1403494820981186
A second wave was organized in the spring of 2021 in a selection of HEIs. While the main focus of this second wave remained student well-being, an additional module was added, which focused on family dynamics, dating life, and sexual health in students. Within the University of Antwerp, this second wave was complemented with a series of six focus group discussions (FGD) with relevant staff members (N: 23) and seven FGDs with vulnerable student groups (N: 48).
For more information about this study, you can contact dr. Nina Van Eekert (e-mail: nina.vaneekert@uantwerpen.be) or Prof. dr. Sarah Van de Velde (e-mail: sarah.vandevelde@uantwerpen.be)
Output
Published research based on the C19 ISWS data can be found here: https://zenodo.org/communities/c19-isws/
Media coverage
De Standaard (June 2nd, 2020). Het studentenleven: Minder alcohol, meer zorgen. https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20200601_04977591
Üsküdar Üniversitesi (June 1, 2020) COVID-19 Uluslararası Öğrenci İyilik Halini Araştırıyoruz! https://uskudar.edu.tr/tr/icerik/5283/covid-19-uluslararasi-ogrenci-iyilik-halini-arastiriyoruz
VAD (Vlaams expertisecentrum Alcohol en andere Drugs) (June 4, 2020) Alcoholgebruik in Vlaanderen tijdens de lockdown, Nieuwsbrief onderzoek 2020 - nr. 7 https://mailchi.mp/78dabc82d934/vad-nieuwsbrief-onderzoek-2019-nr-4048105?e=2dd1d5a201
Partners
Principle investigators: Prof. Sarah Van de Velde, prof. Edwin Wouters, dr. Veerle Buffel
C19 ISWS consortium:
Last name | First name | University/College | Country |
Aertgeerts | Joris | Thomas More | Belgium |
Bracke | Piet | Ghent University, Department of Sociology, Health & Demographic Research Group | Belgium |
Buffel | Veerle | University of Antwerp, Department of Sociology, Centre for Population, Family and Health | Belgium |
Christens | Gert | AP Hogeschool | Belgium |
De Backer | An | Hasselt University | Belgium |
Gadeyne | Sylvie | Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Interface Demography | Belgium |
Goovaerts | Christel | Karel de Grote Hogeschool Antwerpen | Belgium |
Joos | Mathilde | Hogeschool Gent | Belgium |
Kindermans | Hanne | Hasselt University, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences | Belgium |
Nyssen | Anne-Sophie | Université de Liège, Department of Work Psychology, Cognitive Ergonomics | Belgium |
Puttaert | Ninon | Université de Liège, Department of Psychology: Cognition and Behavior | Belgium |
Ranschaert | Brecht | Erasmus Hogeschool Brussel | Belgium |
Smet | Jan | Hogeschool Gent, Erasmus Hogeschool Brussel | Belgium |
Somogyi | Nikolett | University of Antwerp, Department of Sociology, Centre for Population, Family and Health | Belgium |
Swennen | Quirine | Hasselt University, Biomedical Research Institute | Belgium |
Van de Velde | Sarah | University of Antwerp, Department of Sociology, Centre for Population, Family and Health | Belgium |
Van Guyse | Marlies | Luca School of Arts | Belgium |
Van Hal | Guido | University of Antwerp, Department of Social Medicine | Belgium |
Van Steenhuyse | Klaas | University College Leuven Limburg | Belgium |
Vandewalle | Marc | University College Leuven Limburg | Belgium |
Vanmaercke | Sander | Flemish Student Union | Belgium |
Vermeersch | Hans | Vives University of Applied Sciences | Belgium |
Vervecken | Dries | Karel de Grote Hogeschool Antwerpen | Belgium |
Willems | Barbara | Ghent University, Department of Sociology, Health & Demographic Research Group | Belgium |
Withofs | Jan | University College Leuven Limburg | Belgium |
Wouters | Edwin | University of Antwerp, Department of Sociology, Centre for Population, Family and Health | Belgium |
Bilodeau | Jaunathan | McGill University, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Arts | Canada |
Blackburn | Marie-Eve | Cégep de Jonquière, ECOBES-Research and Transfer | Canada |
Brault | Marie-Christine | Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Département des sciences humaines et sociales | Canada |
Fleury | Charles | Université Laval, Département de sociologie | Canada |
Quesnel Vallee | Amelie | McGill University, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Arts | Canada |
Chatzittofis | Andreas | University of Cyprus, Medical School, Shacolas Educational Centre for Clinical Medicine | Cyprus |
Constantinidou | Fofi | University of Cyprus, Department of Psychology | Cyprus |
Constantinou | Anastasia | University of Cyprus, Department of Psychology | Cyprus |
Psaltis | Charis | University of Cyprus, Department of Psychology | Cyprus |
Klusacek | Jan | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Sociology | Czechia |
Kudrnacova | Michaela | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Sociology | Czechia |
Soukup | Petr | Charles University, Institute of Sociological Studies | Czechia |
Berg-Beckhoff | Gabriele | University of Southern Denmark, Unit for Health Promotion Research | Denmark |
Guldager | Julie Dalgaard | University of Southern Denmark, Institute of Public Health and University College South | Denmark |
Jervelund | Signe Smith | University of Copenhagen, Department of Public Health, Section of Health Services Research | Denmark |
Stock | Christiane | University of Southern Denmark, Unit for Health Promotion Research | Denmark |
Aaltonen | Sanna | University of Eastern Finland, Department of Social Sciences | Finland |
Elovainio | Marko J | University of Helsinki, Department of Psychology and Logopedics | Finland |
Kemppainen | Kristiina | Finnish Research Foundation for Studies and Education (OTUS) | Finland |
Lauronen | Tina | Finnish Research Foundation for Studies and Education (OTUS) | Finland |
Murto | Virve | Finnish Research Foundation for Studies and Education (OTUS) | Finland |
Paunio | Tiina | University of Helsinki, Department of Public Health Solutions, National Institute for Health and Welfare; SleepWell Research Program, Psychiatry, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital | Finland |
Sarasjärvi | Kiira | University of Helsinki, Tampere University and OTUS | Finland |
Vuolanto | Pia | Tampere University, Faculty of Social Sciences, NEGATE Lab | Finland |
Ladner | Joel | Rouen University, School of Medicine, Rouen University Hospital | France |
Sauger | Nicolas | Sciences Po, Centre d'études européennes | France |
Tavolacci | Marie Pierre | Rouen University, School of Medicine, Rouen University Hospital, Centre d'Investigation Clinique de Rouen INSERM 1404 | France |
Busse | Heide | Leibniz Institutefor Prevention Research and Epidemiology | Germany |
Helmer | Stefanie | Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Institute for Health and Nursing Science | Germany |
Mikolajczyk | Rafael | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute for Medical Epidemiology, Biometrics and Informatics | Germany |
Pischke | Claudia | Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Institut fur Medizinische Soziologie | Germany |
Stock | Christiane | Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Institute for Health and Nursing Science | Germany |
Wendt | Claus | Universität Siegen, Faculty of Arts, Department of Social Sciences | Germany |
Zeeb | Hajo | Leibniz Institutefor Prevention Research and Epidemiology | Germany |
Mouriki | Aliki | National Centre for Social Research | Greece |
Papaliou | Olga | National Centre for Social Research | Greece |
Stathopoulou | Theoni | National Centre for Social Research | Greece |
Arnold | Petra | Hungarian Academy of Sciences-Corvinus University of Budapest | Hungary |
Balog | Iván | University of Szeged, Department of Sociology | Hungary |
Balogh | Péter | University of Szeged, Department of Sociology | Hungary |
Csizmady | Adrienne | University of Szeged, Department of Sociology | Hungary |
Czibere | Ibolya | University of Debrecen | Hungary |
Elekes | Zsuzsanna | Institute of Communication and Sociology, Corvinus University of Budapest | Hungary |
Lencsés | Gyula | University of Szeged, Department of Sociology | Hungary |
Lukacs | Andrea | University of Miskolc, Faculty of Healthcare | Hungary |
Vincze | Anikó | University of Szeged, Department of Sociology | Hungary |
Bjarnason | Thoroddur | University of Akureyri, Faculty of Social Sciences | Iceland |
Oddsson | Guðmundur | University of Akureyri, Faculty of Social Sciences | Iceland |
Olafsdottir | Sigrun | University of Iceland, Department of Sociology | Iceland |
Keshet | Yael | Western Galilee Academic College, Department of Sociology and Anthropology | Israel |
Meler | Tal | Zefat Academic College, Department of behavioral sciences | Israel |
Cardano | Mario | Università degli Studi di Torino, Department of Cultures, Politics and Society | Italy |
Cosentino | Chiara | University of Parma, Department of Medicine and Surgery | Italy |
Sarli | Leopoldo | University of Parma, Department of Medicine and Surgery | Italy |
Scavarda | Alice | Università degli Studi di Torino, Department of Cultures, Politics and Society | Italy |
Skalicka | Vera | Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department. of Psychology | Norway |
Van de Wel | Kjetil | Oslo Metropolitan University, Department of Social Work, Child Welfare and Social Policy | Norway |
Hilário | Ana Patrícia | Universidade de Lisboa, Instituto de Ciências Sociais | Portugal |
Xavier | Beatriz | Nursing School of Coimbra, Health Sciences Research Unit | Portugal |
Brumboiu | Maria Irina | Iuliu Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Epidemiology | Romania |
Iaru | Irina | Iuliu Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Pathophysiology | Romania |
Andreenkova | Anna | Institute for Comparative Social Research (CESSI) | Russia |
Benka | Jozef | Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice, Department of Educational Psychology and Psychology of Health | Slovakia |
Gajdosova | Beata | Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice, Department of Educational Psychology and Psychology of Health | Slovakia |
Hajdukova | Katarina | Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice, Faculty of Arts, Dean's office | Slovakia |
Orosova | Olga | Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice, Department of Educational Psychology and Psychology of Health | Slovakia |
Engelbrecht | Michelle | University of the Free State, Centre for Health Systems Research & Development, | South Africa |
Knight | Lucia | University of the Western Cape, School of Public Health | South Africa |
Steyn | Francois | University of Pretoria, Department of Humanities | South Africa |
Van Rensburg | Andre | University of Kwazulu-Natal, Centre for Rural Health | South Africa |
Guerrero Mayo | Maria José | Universidad Pablo de Olavide, The Urban Governance Lab | Spain |
Mateos Mora | Cristina | Universidad Pablo de Olavide, The Urban Governance Lab | Spain |
Navarro Yáñez | Clemente Jesús | Universidad Pablo de Olavide, The Urban Governance Lab | Spain |
Rodríguez García | María Jesús | Universidad Pablo de Olavide, The Urban Governance Lab | Spain |
Zapata Moya | Angel Ramon | Universidad Pablo de Olavide, The Urban Governance Lab | Spain |
Bask | Miia | Uppsala University, Department of Sociology | Sweden |
Bradby | Hannah | Uppsala University, Department of Sociology | Sweden |
Abel | Thomas | University of Bern, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine | Switzerland |
Burton-Jeangros | Claudine | University of Geneva, Institute of Sociological Research | Switzerland |
Cullati | Stephane | University of Fribourg, Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab) | Switzerland |
Rüegg | René | Bern University of Applied Sciences | Switzerland |
Beldhuis | Hans | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Centre for Information Technology | the Netherlands |
de Bock | Geertruida H. | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Epidemiology | the Netherlands |
de Jonge | Jannet | Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences | the Netherlands |
Geurts | Sabine A.E. | Radboud University, Behavioural Science Institute | the Netherlands |
Jansen | Ellen | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Department of Teacher Education | the Netherlands |
Kappe | Rutger | Hogeschool Inholland, Research Group for Education and Innovation | the Netherlands |
Oenema | Anke | Universiteit Maastricht, Department of Health Promotion, Care and Public Health Research Institute | the Netherlands |
Super | Sabina | Wageningen University, Health and Society Group | the Netherlands |
van der Heijde | Claudia M. | University of Amsterdam, Student Health Services | the Netherlands |
Verbakel | Ellen | Radboud University, Department of Sociology | the Netherlands |
Vink | Jacqueline M. | Radboud University, Behavioural Science Institute | the Netherlands |
Vonk | Peter | University of Amsterdam, Student Health Services | the Netherlands |
Wiers | Reinout W. | University of Amsterdam, Department of Psychology & Center for Urban Mental Health, | the Netherlands |
Akvardar | Yıldız | Marmara University, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry | Turkey |
Altınoğlu-Dikmeer | İlkiz | Çankırı Karatekin University, Dept of Psychology, | Turkey |
Azak | Yakup | Istanbul University, Department of Psychology | Turkey |
Baytemir | Gülsen | Maltepe University, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences | Turkey |
Bulut | Serkut | Marmara University Pendik Training and Research Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, | Turkey |
Çoksan | Sami | Middle East Technical University, Department of Psychology | Turkey |
Eltan | Selen | Ankara University, Department of Psychology | Turkey |
Erden | Gülsen | Ankara University, Department of Psychology | Turkey |
Ergül-Topçu | Aysun | Çankırı Karatekin University, Dept of Psychology, | Turkey |
Karaca Dinç | Pelin | Ankara University, Department of Psychology | Turkey |
Kiral Ucar | Gözde | Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Department of Psychology | Turkey |
Kumpasoğlu | Güler Beril | Ankara University, Department of Psychology | Turkey |
Merdan-Yıldız | Ezgi Didem | Ankara University, Department of Psychology | Turkey |
Ogel-Balaban | Hale | Bahcesehir University, Psychology Department | Turkey |
Oktay | Seda | Ankara University, Department of Psychology | Turkey |
Özdoğru | Asil Ali | Üsküdar University, Dept. of Psychology | Turkey |
Ozgur-Polat | Pelin | Kirsehir Ahi Evran University, Dept. of Psychology | Turkey |
Sakarya | Sibel | Koc University, Department of Public Health | Turkey |
Topcu | Merve | Çankaya University, Department of Psychiatry | Turkey |
Yasak | Yeşim | Çankırı Karatekin University, Dept of Psychology, | Turkey |
Yorguner | Neşe | Marmara University, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry | Turkey |
Quickfall | Aimee | Bishop Grosseteste University, Department of Primary and Early Years Initial Teacher Education | United Kingdom |
Rabiee-khan | Fatemeh | Birmingham City University, Faculty of Health, Education & Life Sciences | United Kingdom |
Sahin | Nesrin | Fairleigh Dickinson University, Psychology and Counseling Department | United States of America |
Tasso | Anthony | Fairleigh Dickinson University, Psychology and Counseling Department | United States of America |