Lifestyle Patterns and Sustainability Practices: A Correlational Study Among Undergraduate Students of Purulia District, West Bengal

Abstract

This study aimed to study the pairwise relationships between LOHAS (Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability), physical fitness, Mental health, emotional health, spiritual health, environmentalism, and social consciousness among undergraduate students. Using a descriptive survey method, data were collected from undergraduate students in the Purulia district of West Bengal, employing the Lifestyle of Health and Sustainability Scale (Choi and Feinberg, 2021). Pearson correlation, mean, and standard deviation were used for analysis by using SPSS Software version 26. The result revealed significant correlations between LOHAS and its dimensions for male, female, arts, and rural students. However, weaker relationships were found for science and urban students, indicating partial acceptance of the null hypothesis for this groups. Overall, the study concludes that LOHAS and health-consciousness dimensions are highly interconnected in certain undergraduate groups but less so in others.