Student Problem-Focused-Coping Ability for Reducing Technostress in Higher Education

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the problem-focused coping ability of students as one of the skills that need to be improved to reduce technostress as an effect of industrial revolution 4.0. This study used a quantitative descriptive method to obtain an overview problem-focused coping ability of students. The sample in this study were 107 students of Guidance and Counseling study program at Ahmad Dahlan University. The instrument in this study is a scale consisting of 4 answer choices that arranged based on the aspects of problem-focused coping ability. The validity test in this research instrument was carried out using factor analysis and obtained the results of 8 wrong items. The number of valid objects is 16 items and has a reliability value of 0.810. Data analysis techniques in this study were conducted using descriptive statistics by finding the mean score and standard deviation. The results showed that students have a problem-focused coping ability in the high category, with a mean score of 44.89. The items that have the highest score are the ability to solve problems without involving emotions and the ability to weigh the risks of the problem-solving plan that has been prepared. Meanwhile, the lowest score is to ask others for advice and share problems with others. Overall, students already have an excellent problem-focused coping ability as one of the skills needed to reduce technostress in higher education.