Research and Analysis on the Predictive Effect of Time Allocation on College Students’ Academic Performance and Psychological Stress

This study investigates a correlation between time spent and Grade Point Average (GPA) of college students and their mental health. In order to determine these associations, multivariate regression and multinomial logistic regression analyses were done. The Multiple linear regression model accounted 54.09 percent of the variance of GPA (R2 = 0.5409) and the multinomial logistic regression explained the stress levels with a general model of 82.6% percent and a McFadden pseudo R2 of 0.5988. The findings showed that the amount of time that one spent studying also positively correlated with GPA (β= 0.5926, p < 0.001) though with increased odds of developing the elevated stress condition (OR = 8192.15, p < 0.001). It has been observed that the duration of sleep was a stress protective factor (OR = 0.1, p < 0.001), which is about a 90% fall in risk of being stressed. As a contrast, the direct effects of extracurricular activities and exercise on stress were not significant.