Between College and Work: The Role of Work-Life Balance and Social Support on Students' Quality of Life”

Abstract

Students who work while pursuing higher education experience difficulties in
managing academic and work demands, which can affect their quality of life. This
study aims to evaluate how work-life balance and social support affect the quality of
life of working students. A quantitative method was applied by distributing
questionnaires to 112 respondents who were working students, then the data was
analyzed using simple and multiple linear regression through SPSS. The results of this
study indicate that work-life balance has a positive and significant impact on the
quality of life of students, showing that the better students are at balancing their
academic and work roles, the higher their well-being. In addition, social support was
also found to have a positive and significant effect on quality of life, confirming that
emotional and practical support from family, friends, coworkers, and the campus
environment can help students cope with the stress of juggling multiple roles.
Simultaneous analysis indicates that both variables simultaneously have a significant
contribution to improving quality of life, with the coefficient of determination value
showing that most of the variation in quality of life can be explained through life
balance and social support.