RECOMMENDED README FILE FOR GREDOS_USAL

This readme.txt file was generated on 20260122 by N. González-García

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GENERAL INFORMATION
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1. Title of Dataset: Data on student habits and perceived health in the post-pandemic recovery phase
2. Authors: 
✓ Name:Gil-Villa, F., González-García, N.,Nieto-Librero, A.B.
✓ Institution:Universidad de Salamanca
✓ Email:gilvi@usal.es, ananieto@usal.es, nerea_gonzalez_garcia@usal.es
✓ ORCID:https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6410-2258, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6643-247X, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2814-2807
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DESCRIPTION
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1. Dataset language: Spanish
2. Abstract:This dataset contains primary data collected from a sample of 1,006 university students at the University of Salamanca (Spain) during the post-pandemic recovery period. The data collection focused on gathering information regarding self-perceived health, lifestyle habits, and psychological well-being in the higher education context. The dataset includes the following groups of variables: Socio-demographic data: Gender, age, and academic field. Health-related lifestyle habits: Dietary patterns, sleep quality, tobacco and alcohol consumption, and physical activity levels. Psychological and health perception: Self-perceived depression, changes in mental health during the pandemic, suicidal ideation, and use of sleep medication. Help-seeking indicators: Perceived need for psychological help, whether the student considered using university support services, and history of attendance at general therapy. All data has been fully anonymized to ensure the privacy and confidentiality of the participants. The structure of the data allows for the study of associations between behavioral patterns and mental health outcomes in the university population.
3. Keywords:COVID-19 pandemic; University Students;Psychological distress;Multivariate Analysis;Institutional support;
Suicidal ideation
4. Date of data collection:03/05-2024
5. Date of data publication on repository:22/01/2026
6. Funding (Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data):No funding
7. Geographic location of data collection <latitude, longitude, or city/region, Country, continent
as appropriate>:Salamanca, Spain, Europe
8. Recommended citation for this dataset:Gil-Villa, F., Nieto-Librero, A.B., & González-García, N. (2026). Data on student habits and perceived health in the post-pandemic recovery phase. [Dataset]. GREDOS Universidad de Salamanca
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SHARING/ACCESS/CONTEXT INFORMATION
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1. Usage Licenses/restrictions placed on the data (please indicate if different data files have different usage license).Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).
2. Related publications: None at the moment (Manuscript in preparation/submitted).
3. Dataset DOI:
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DATA & FILE OVERVIEW
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1. File List: Dataset_GREDOS.sav
2. Relationship between files, if important:Single dataset file containing raw survey data with embedded metadata (variable labels and value codes).
3. File format:.sav (IBM SPSS Statistics Data File)
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METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION
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1. Instrument- or software-specific information needed to interpret/reproduce the data, please indicate their location: IBM SPSS Statistics is required to interpret the data and its labels correctly.
2. Describe any quality-assurance procedures performed on the data: Open-ended text) are restricted to protect student privacy.
3. Author contact information: Gil-Villa, F. (PI) - [gilvi@usal.es].