Data set on coping strategies in the digital age: The role of psychological well-being and social capital among university students in Java Timor, Surabaya, Indonesia

Abstract

The data article investigates the role of coping strategies, psychological and social well-being in the time of stress due to the effects of technology. Increased technology in the life of students introduces complexities, uncertainty, and overload in higher education institutes. This data provides an ideal research scope for examining the effects of coping strategies on social and psychological well-being. The present dataset includes three hundred and one (301) survey questionnaires from university students in Surabaya city, Java Timor province, by using simple random sampling techniques. This article includes information on reliability and factor loadings, as well as results of regression analyses.

Keywords

• Technostress
• Techno-overload
• Techno-Anxiety
• Techno-Complexity
• Psychological well-being
• Social capital