Psychosocial Factors and Change in Time Spent Studying by Students in Japan during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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This study examines predictive associations between psychosocial variables as independent variables and “Change in Time Spent Studying by Students” as the dependent variable. Data collected by the Cabinet Office of Japan amid the COVID-19 pandemic are analyzed with multivariate models to screen for the best combination of variables that can account for the effects on the dependent variable. A series of binary logistic regression analyses illuminates that the model with motivation to study, anxiety, life satisfaction, satisfaction with health status, and satisfaction with social bonds as explanatory variables is the fittest of all tested models. In particular, the importance of motivation, anxiety, and life satisfaction is deliberated regarding their effects on study-related variables. Furthermore, these variables’ implications for evidence-based school policies and curricula are discussed.