--- res: bibo_abstract: - The data presented here derives from the Sustainable Working Conditions in Academia survey (STAIRCASE) on researcher mental health. The survey addresses the ongoing mental health crisis in academia by providing comprehensive, multilevel data on researcher well-being and its structural determinants. We employed a cross-sectional between-participant study design to collect data from 4,296 researchers between September 15, 2023, and August 26, 2024. The sample, which primarily includes researchers based in European countries, has a mean age of 38.1 years (SD = 10.7) and consists of 63.7% female participants. Participants provided data on key mental health outcomes – including depression, anxiety, stress, burnout, and well-being – alongside detailed assessments of working conditions, leadership behavior, and organizational characteristics. The dataset facilitates a holistic, multilevel investigation of academic mental health beyond individual risk factors by including the individual, leadership, institutional, and national context. By enabling analyses across hierarchical levels this dataset provides the necessary evidence to identify systemic drivers of mental (ill) health and inform the development of effective, system-wide strategies for meaningful change in academic work environments.@eng bibo_authorlist: - foaf_Person: foaf_givenName: Jana foaf_name: Lasser, Jana foaf_surname: Lasser - foaf_Person: foaf_givenName: Stefan T. foaf_name: Mol, Stefan T. foaf_surname: Mol - foaf_Person: foaf_givenName: Alja foaf_name: Čontala, Alja foaf_surname: Čontala - foaf_Person: foaf_givenName: Ana foaf_name: Slavec, Ana foaf_surname: Slavec - foaf_Person: foaf_givenName: Andreja Zulim foaf_name: de Swarte, Andreja Zulim foaf_surname: de Swarte - foaf_Person: foaf_givenName: Anna foaf_name: Khachatryan, Anna foaf_surname: Khachatryan - foaf_Person: foaf_givenName: Anna Maria foaf_name: Eleuteri, Anna Maria foaf_surname: Eleuteri - foaf_Person: foaf_givenName: Anupoma foaf_name: Haque, Anupoma foaf_surname: Haque - foaf_Person: foaf_givenName: Baiba foaf_name: Jansone, Baiba foaf_surname: Jansone - 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foaf_Person: foaf_givenName: Ümran foaf_name: Yüce-Selvi, Ümran foaf_surname: Yüce-Selvi - foaf_Person: foaf_givenName: Urszula foaf_name: Ziemiańczyk, Urszula foaf_surname: Ziemiańczyk - foaf_Person: foaf_givenName: Xhilda foaf_name: Dhamo, Xhilda foaf_surname: Dhamo bibo_doi: 10.5334/jopd.136 bibo_issue: '1' bibo_volume: 14 dct_date: 2026^xs_gYear dct_isPartOf: - http://id.crossref.org/issn/2050-9863 dct_language: eng dct_publisher: Ubiquity Press, Ltd.@ dct_title: Data from the Researcher Mental Health Observatory STAIRCASE Survey@ ...