Table 1 Summary of scales and measures^a used in student survey

Demographics

 -various

age, gender, residential status, country of birth, age of arrival in Australia, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander heritage, English language competency, highest academic qualification, current living arrangements, hours of paid work; enrolment characteristics (incl. faculty, level of study, area of study, current enrolment type, academic year, attendance mode, hours spent on campus, course fee paying status), private health insurance, relationship status

20

General Health and Wellbeing

 -self-reported general health

from Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) [40]

1

 -height & weight

self-report height and weight [41]

2

 -nutrition

daily serves of fruit and vegetables [41]

2

 -sleep

average sleep per night^b

1

 -physical activity

weekly physical activity [41]^(adapted)

1

 -chronic health condition

chronic physical condition or disability^b

1

 -sexual & reproductive health

sexual orientation^b

1

sex education [42]^(adapted)

1

meeting sexual partner/s^b

1

contraceptive use [42]^(adapted)

2

Mental Health

 -self-reported mental health

self-reported mental health condition [43]

concern about current mental/emotional state [44]

1

1

 -depressive symptoms^c

Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ9) [45]

9

 -anxiety symptoms^c

Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 [46]

7

 -suicidality

self-harm or suicide attempts [47]^(adapted)

1

 -eating disorder symptoms^c

Sick Control One stone Fat Food (SCOFF) [48]

5

 -resilience^c

Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) [49]

10

Risk Taking Behaviours

 -tobacco use

self-reported tobacco use [43, 50]^(adapted)

3

 -hazardous alcohol use^c

Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT-C) [51]

3

 -illicit drug use

self-reported illicit drug use [43, 50]^(adapted)

3

 -sex

past sexually transmitted infection (STI) [42]

1

number of sexual partners [42]^(adapted)

1

sexual partners overlapping in time^b

1

experiences of unwanted sex [42]^(adapted)

1

 -perpetration of intimate partner violence

perpetration of controlling, threatening, physically abusive, fear-inducing or sexually abusive behaviour^b

5

Psychosocial Stressors

 -financial concerns

difficulty affording food or medication [52]^(adapted)

2

providing services in return for accommodation^b

1

homelessness^b

1

 -unwanted sexual contact

experiences of forced/unwanted sexual contact [53, 54]

6

 -intimate partner fear/violence^c

Self-reported fear of partner [55]

30

Composite Abuse Scale (CAS) [56]

 -acculturative stress^c

Social, Attitudinal, Familial and Environmental Acculturative Stress Scale (SAFE) [57]

13

 -discrimination

experiences of discrimination at university and/or in the wider community [58]^(adapted)

2

 -academic stressors

a range of possible academic stressors experienced at university [29]^(adapted)

1

Learning and Academic Factors

 -semester subject failures^d

number of subjects failed in Semester 1, 2019

N/A

 -average grades^e

self-report of average overall grade during current course of study^b

1

 -course subjects failed^e

self-report of any subjects failed during current course of study^b

1

 -considered dropping out

considered dropping out from current course and reasons why^b

2

 -learning style^c

Adelaide Diagnostic Learning Instrument, Brief (ADLIB) [59]

21

Social and Cultural Environment

 -social support^c

Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey (MOS-SSS) [60]

6

 -friendship groups

friendship groups in Australia^b

1

 -organised social/sport group

involvement in organised social, sporting or recreational groups [50]^(adapted)

1

 -cultural values

values relating to family, individualism, achievement, hedonism and reserve^b

10

 -intimate relationships

relationship status [41]^(adapted)

1

 -social media use

social media use and related stress^b

2

 -health service awareness

awareness of university student health/wellbeing and support services [44]^(adapted)

1

 -health service access

use of university student support services and university or community health/wellbeing services^b; [41]; [44]^(adapted)

4

 -health information & online services

sources of health information consulted [61]^(adapted)

1

use of online health and wellbeing services [62]^(adapted)

1

 -unmet need

unable to access mental health care or general health care when it was needed [50, 61]^(adapted)

2

 -barriers to service use

barriers experienced in accessing mental or general health care [50, 61]^(adapted)

2