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The study was conducted among 216 students (mean age 22.03 \u00b1 2.48 years, 72.2% female) at the University of Split School of Medicine. Data were collected through an anonymous digital questionnaire created in Google Forms, assessing general information and including the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, Nomophobia questionnaire, Insomnia Severity Index, Medical Student Well-Being Index, and Brief COPE questionnaire. Academic performance was assessed using students\u2019 self-reported arithmetic and weighted grade point averages (GPAs), which were analyzed separately. There was a high prevalence of nomophobia and reduced well-being among participants. Nomophobia was positively associated with insomnia severity (r = 0.172, p = 0.011) and poorer psychological well-being (r = 0.268, p &lt; 0.001), while insomnia severity (r = \u22120.172, p = 0.011) and avoidant coping strategies (r = \u22120.167, p = 0.014) were negatively correlated with academic performance. The examined demographic, lifestyle, digital, and psychological variables explained a modest 9.0% of the variance in students\u2019 weighted GPAs, which is consistent with the multifactorial nature of academic achievement. 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