1. General information
The file includes the data presented in the manuscript entitled "Information overload and coping strategies among students: A research report.”
Authors: Wioletta Kwiatkowska (wkwiatka@umk.pl, ORCID: 0000-0001-8374-1370), Małgorzata Skibińska (gosiek@umk.pl, ORCID: 0000-0001-8972-7529), Lidia Wiśniewska-Nogaj (lidiaw@umk.pl, ORCID: 0000-0002-6039-3948 )
Nicolaus Copernicus Univeristy in Torun, Poland
Contact person: Lidia Wiśniewska-Nogaj, lidiaw@umk.pl
Date of data collection: 2023
Information about geographic location of data collection: Poland
Keywords: information overload, coping behaviors, resources, stress, self-esteem, information skills
2. Data and file overview
DATA INFO.xlsx the file contains the results of the questionnaire research.
DATA.txt the file contains the description of the research project and variables.
Date that the file was created: June 2023
3. Sharing and access information
License: CC BY-SA Creative Commons
4. Methodological information
Respondents received a link to the survey at the email address assigned to their student account. The survey was conducted between April and May 2023. Upon reaching the landing page of the survey but before completing it, a message was displayed stating that it was voluntary and anonymous, respondents had the right at any time to opt out or not provide information on certain questions and could contact the person in charge of the research program via email if they had any questions or concerns. Respondents were also informed that their data were being used for research purposes only. Only after accepting this information and agreeing to take part were students able to continue. The landing page was visited more than 540 times, but not all visitors chose to continue with the survey.
The first step was to divide the group according to whether respondents had experienced information overload in the past four weeks. Then, we used Mann-Whitney test to evaluate the differences in living situation, level of daily stress, stress coping strategies, information overload coping strategies, information skills, academic achievements and self-esteem.