A Digital Adaptation Framework for Post-Vacation Stress Management: Promoting Student Harmony and Social Cohesion in Universities

Abstract

Students of the university also face a problem of post-vacation stress, which is difficult to overcome after holiday breaks.described as momentary emotional exhaustion, diminished motivation, lack of concentration, and disturbed.social reintegration within the 1–2 weeks of academic reintegration.This phenomenon, although repeated in academic terms, has had little academic attention in spite of its.impact on student well-being.The current exploratory research (n=54, restricting external validity) is expected to build a Digital.Adaptation Framework to assist students in emotional, academic and social re-adjustment.after vacation periods, which may also lead to peace and internal unity.university environments.Data were collected using explanatory sequential mixed-method design.Obtained on 54 undergraduates using structured online questionnaires/ surveys and 21 follow-ups.University of Vavuniya, Sri Lanka interviews.More quantitative analysis found that 70 percent of students reported emotional exhaustion and 59% had a feeling of insufficient counseling support.The thematic analysis was able to identify the following elements: “emotional fatigue,” “workload shock,” and.“lack of guidance.” The paper suggests the implementation of a digital framework with the integration of emotional tracking done by AI through natural.processing of journal entries of the user, motivation reinforcement and social interaction.facilities to facilitate easier psychological acculturation.Although it was not directly the case that social cohesion was not involved.quantitatively, qualitative themes indicate that these interventions can be used to enable stronger.campus relationships.