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Karpagam Academy of Higher Education , Coimbatore , India
Karpagam Academy of Higher Education , Coimbatore , India
The paper examines the impact of online communities, learning environment, family harmony, and health habits, and their effects on student resilience and work-life balance in post-pandemic Kerala. It also studies the mediation effect of resilience between these factors and academic adaptability, as well as well-being. A mixed-method sequential design was used. The quantitative data were sampled through 5-point Likert structured surveys on 510 students (15-17 years) in 229 schools of Thrissur District under higher secondary stratified by gender, place, and school type. Online engagement, learning environment, family harmony, and health habits were used as independent variables, resilience (Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale), and work-life balance (SWLB) were used as dependent variables. The analysis of data was done using descriptive statistics, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), Pearson correlation, multiple regression, and structural equation modeling (SEM). Semi-structured interviews were used to collect qualitative information that helps to put survey findings into perspective. There were moderate and significant positive relationships between online communities, learning, family, and health (r = 0.607 -0.691, p < 0.001). Learning (r = 0.723), online communities (r = 0.714), health habits (r = 0.694), and family harmony (r = 0.643) had a strong correlation with resilience. There was a moderate correlation between work-life balance and online engagement (r = 0.397), learning (r = 0.375), health (r = 0.314), and family (r = 0.310). SEM established the good fit of the model in all the hypothesized relationships (CFI > 0.98, RMSEA < 0.025, SRMR < 0.03), which confirms the postulated four-factor resilience framework. There are many multidimensional outcomes of student resilience and work-life balance, which depend on the synergistic effect of digital engagement, learning environment, family support, and health habits. Holistic interventions of these domains can be used to boost adaptive and well-being in post-pandemic education settings.
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