This study involves three stages, each consisting of short survey sections. First, you will answer some questions about habits and behaviour (e.g., sleep habits). Next, you will answer questions about your general mood, emotions, and feelings. Finally, you will answer a short series of demographic questions (e.g., age, gender). You will be able to go back and forth between sections in case you want to change an answer. To remove a response that has already been made, select "Prefer not to say".

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First, we will ask you questions about various aspects of your behaviour and habits on a day-to-day basis.

Do you regularly smoke cigarettes or similar products?

Yes

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Do you regularly participate in at least 20 minutes of physical activity per day?

Yes

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During a typical night, how long do you usually sleep?

Less than 6 hours

Between 6 and 7 hours

More than 7 hours

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On average, how much time do you spend browing the internet daily (do not include the time you spend browsing related to work and / or Mechanical Turk)?

Less than 2 hours

Between 2 and 5 hours

More than 5 hours

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We will now ask you to answer a set of questions about your mood, emotions, and feelings. Remember that each question is optional, and you should not answer any questions that you are not comfortable answering. Please read each statement and circle a number 0, 1, 2 or 3 which indicates how much the statement applied to you over the past week. There are no right or wrong answers. Do not spend too much time on any statement.

The rating scale is as follows:

0 Did not apply to me at all

1 Applied to me to some degree, or some of the time

2 Applied to me to a considerable degree or a good part of time

3 Applied to me very much or most of the time

I found it hard to wind down.

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I was aware of dryness of my mouth.

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I could not seem to experience any positive feeling at all.

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I experienced breathing difficulty (e.g. excessively rapid breathing, breathlessness in the absence of physical exertion).

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I found it difficult to work up the initiative to do things.

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I tended to over-react to situations.

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I experienced trembling (e.g. in the hands).

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I felt that I was using a lot of nervous energy.

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I was worried about situations in which I might panic and make a fool of myself.

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I felt that I had nothing to look forward to.

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I found myself getting agitated.

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I found it difficult to relax.

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I felt down-hearted and blue.

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I was intolerant of anything that kept me from getting on with what I was doing.

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I felt I was close to panic.

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I was unable to become enthusiastic about anything.

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I felt I was not worth much as a person.

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I felt that I was rather touchy.

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I was aware of the action of my heart in the absence of physical exertion (e.g. sense of heart rate increase, heart missing a beat).

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I felt scared without any good reason.

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I felt that life was meaningless.

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How old are you (in years)?

What is your biological sex (as assigned at birth)?

Male

Female

Intersex

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To which gender, if any, do you identify?

Cisgendered Man

Cisgendered Woman

Trans Man

Trans Woman

Genderfluid

Non-Binary

Other

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Are you currently enrolled in a university or college program?

Yes

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If you answered "yes" to the previous question (you are currently enrolled in a university or college program), what is your current year of study?

What is your highest level of education?

Less than high school

High school

College diploma / certificate

Associates degree

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Doctoral degree

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How would you describe your socioeconomic status (relative level of wealth and social class)?

Low class

Middle class

Upper class

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What is your current relationship status?

Single

In a relationship

Married

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First, thank you very much for taking part in our study.

A study published in 2019 by Mamun and colleagues assessed risk factors associated with depression, anxiety, and stress in a large sample of university students in Bangladesh. As part of a class project for an applied statistics course, we are attempting to replicate the study in a new population to assess the reliability and reproducibility of the results, specifically whether they generalize beyond Bangladeshi university students.

The original study found that smoking cigarettes, decreased physical activity, and lower socioeconomic status were associated with higher levels of depression. They also found that being in a relationship was associated with increased anxiety and stress. We will analyze our replication to determine whether the same patterns emerge.

If you have any questions about the research, please contact Dr. Evan Curtis at evan.curtis@boothuc.ca.

If you would like to receive a summary of the results, please provide your email in the space below. If you would like to withdraw your data, please select the option below (please note that you cannot withdraw your data once the data are collected and anonymized, as we will have no way of identifying which data are associated with your name or Worker ID).

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