Table 3.

Results of the moderation analysis: test of factors that moderate changes in mental health from T1 to T2

Moderator	Depression					Anxiety					Life satisfaction
	F	R2	b	t (df)	p	F	R2	b	t (df)	p	F	R2	b	t (df)	p
Sex	9.00	0.035	2.18	6.64 (246)	0.003	4.19	0.017	2.18	1.81 (246)	0.041	5.16	0.021	−0.26	−2.27 (245)	0.024
Age	0.89	0.000	−0.17	−0.30 (246)	0.766	1.72	0.007	−0.45	−1.31 (246)	0.191	0.80	0.003	0.08	0.89 (245)	0.372
COVID-19 distress	9.00	0.031	3.34	6.47 (246)	<0.001	4.18	0.017	0.30	2.05 (246)	0.042	5.56	0.022	−0.09	2.36 (245)	0.019
Learning online	0.01	0.000	0.11	0.11 (246)	0.914	0.23	0.001	0.29	0.48 (246)	0.631	1.89	0.008	0.22	1.38 (245)	0.170
Difficulties online	4.53	0.018	3.48	5.26 (244)	<0.001	2.47	0.010	0.75	1.57 (244)	0.118	0.16	0.001	−0.05	−0.41 (243)	0.685
Educational impact	3.85	0.016	0.96	1.96 (244)	0.051	0.06	0.000	0.07	0.25 (244)	0.908	0.49	0.001	−0.05	−0.70 (243)	0.485
Motivation to study	3.76	0.015	−1.06	−1.94 (246)	0.053	0.25	0.001	0.16	0.50 (246)	0.615	0.81	0.003	0.08	0.90 (245)	0.370
Traditional media	3.42	0.014	−0.65	−1.85 (246)	0.066	4.51	0.018	−0.05	−2.12 (246)	0.035	0.11	0.000	0.02	0.33 (245)	0.740
Social media	0.34	0.001	0.15	0.58 (246)	0.562	0.03	0.000	−0.03	−0.18 (246)	0.857	0.18	0.001	0.02	0.43 (245)	0.671
Conflict—father	7.46	0.033	1.01	2.73 (222)	0.007	1.24	0.006	0.26	1.11 (222)	0.267	5.38	0.024	−0.14	−2.32 (221)	0.021
Conflict—mother	2.49	0.010	0.58	1.59 (238)	0.116	0.58	0.002	−0.17	−0.76 (238)	0.447	4.07	0.017	−0.12	−2.02 (237)	0.045
Conflict—sibling	0.04	0.000	−0.07	−0.21 (227)	0.838	0.11	0.000	−0.07	0.75 (227)	0.747	0.88	0.004	−0.06	−0.94 (226)	0.348
Conflict—friend	0.08	0.000	0.11	0.29 (210)	0.774	0.88	0.004	0.23	0.94 (210)	0.349	1.69	0.008	−0.09	−1.30 (209)	0.195
Social disconnection	42.06	0.146	−0.95	5.41 (245)	<0.001	10.27	0.040	−0.54	−3.20 (246)	<0.001	9.31	0.037	0.14	3.05 (245)	0.003
Stay home adherence	0.01	0.000	0.04	0.08 (246)	0.935	0.25	0.001	0.16	0.50 (246)	0.620	5.08	0.020	−0.19	−2.25 (245)	0.025

Significant p values are bolded to aid interpretation