THE INFLUENCE OF FLEXIBILITY AND SOCIAL SUPPORT ON THE WORK-LIFE BALANCE OF WORKING STUDENTS

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the influence of flexibility and social support on the work-life balance of working students. The phenomenon of the increasing number of students who work presents challenges in maintaining balance between academic responsibilities and employment. This research employs a quantitative method by distributing questionnaires to 100 working students from various study programs at Pamulang University. The research instrument consists of three variables: flexibility, social support, and life balance, measured using a 1–5 Likert scale. Data were analyzed using descriptive, correlation, and multiple regression methods. The results show that flexibility has a weak positive relationship with life balance (r = 0.24), while social support has a moderate positive relationship (r = 0.53). Simultaneously, flexibility and social support contribute to improving the life balance of working students. Social support is found to have a more dominant influence compared to flexibility. These findings emphasize the importance of the social environment and schedule flexibility in supporting the well-being of students who work while pursuing their studies.