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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.","lang":"eng"}],"status":"public","doi":"10.5334/jopd.136","intvolume":"        14","main_file_link":[{"url":"https://openpsychologydata.metajnl.com/articles/10.5334/jopd.136","open_access":"1"}],"tmp":{"short":"CC BY (4.0)","legal_code_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode","name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0)","image":"/images/cc_by.png"},"has_accepted_license":"1","oa":"1","urn":"urn:nbn:de:hbz:bi10-69363","issue":"1","publication_status":"published","jel":["M54"],"article_type":"original","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"_id":"6936","citation":{"chicago":"Lasser, Jana, Stefan T. Mol, Alja Čontala, Ana Slavec, Andreja Zulim de Swarte, Anna Khachatryan, Anna Maria Eleuteri, et al. “Data from the Researcher Mental Health Observatory STAIRCASE Survey.” <i>Journal of Open Psychology Data</i> 14, no. 1 (2026). <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.5334/jopd.136\">https://doi.org/10.5334/jopd.136</a>.","short":"J. Lasser, S.T. Mol, A. Čontala, A. Slavec, A.Z. de Swarte, A. Khachatryan, A.M. Eleuteri, A. Haque, B. Jansone, B. Vrenozi, B. Cahill, C. Trenado, C. Schwieren, C.I. Iacob, C. Tejada-Gallardo, C. Mairean, D. McCashin, D. Chery, D. Özel, D. Stephen, D. Mijakoski, E. Ronda, E. Ricci, E. Ibrahimi, E. Vita, F. Kamberi, F.G. Benavides, F.V. Gonçalves, G. Kismihók, G.P. Manich, I. Esnaola, I. Portoghese, I. van der Weijden, I.G. Canu, I. Mehmeti, I.B. Petrovic, J. Šindelář, J.M.A. Ferreira, J. Gabrani, K.E. Kovács, K. Pöllänen, K. Geles, L.Y.M. Elkheir, L. Cudris-Torres, L.T. Løvseth, L. Ioannidou, L. Popovic, M.M. Aljunaidy, M.F. Saboya, M. Christensen, M. Santos, M. Miklikowska, M.E. Paoli, M. Schroijen, M. Fusi, M. Sundukova, M. Kurtoğlu, M. Vukelić, M.A. Anghelache, M.N. Adi, M. Barkçin, N.B. Rocha, N. Pranjic, O. Bogolyubova, P.A.S. Moreira, P. Moreira, P.M. Saugmann, R. Tuval-Mashiach, R.A. Mendes, S. Osmanovic, S. Ozdede, S. Lackner, S. Gauttier, S. Rusu, T. Lagouri, Ü. Yüce-Selvi, U. Ziemiańczyk, X. Dhamo, Journal of Open Psychology Data 14 (2026).","mla":"Lasser, Jana, et al. “Data from the Researcher Mental Health Observatory STAIRCASE Survey.” <i>Journal of Open Psychology Data</i>, vol. 14, no. 1, 1, Ubiquity Press, Ltd., 2026, doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.5334/jopd.136\">10.5334/jopd.136</a>.","ama":"Lasser J, Mol ST, Čontala A, et al. Data from the Researcher Mental Health Observatory STAIRCASE Survey. <i>Journal of Open Psychology Data</i>. 2026;14(1). doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.5334/jopd.136\">10.5334/jopd.136</a>","ieee":"J. Lasser <i>et al.</i>, “Data from the Researcher Mental Health Observatory STAIRCASE Survey,” <i>Journal of Open Psychology Data</i>, vol. 14, no. 1, 2026.","alphadin":"<span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\"><span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Lasser, Jana</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Mol, Stefan T.</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Čontala, Alja</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Slavec, Ana</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">de Swarte, Andreja Zulim</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Khachatryan, Anna</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Eleuteri, Anna Maria</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Haque, Anupoma</span> ; u. a.</span>: Data from the Researcher Mental Health Observatory STAIRCASE Survey. In: <i>Journal of Open Psychology Data</i> Bd. 14, Ubiquity Press, Ltd. (2026), Nr. 1","bibtex":"@article{Lasser_Mol_Čontala_Slavec_de Swarte_Khachatryan_Eleuteri_Haque_Jansone_Vrenozi_et al._2026, title={Data from the Researcher Mental Health Observatory STAIRCASE Survey}, volume={14}, DOI={<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.5334/jopd.136\">10.5334/jopd.136</a>}, number={11}, journal={Journal of Open Psychology Data}, publisher={Ubiquity Press, Ltd.}, author={Lasser, Jana and Mol, Stefan T. and Čontala, Alja and Slavec, Ana and de Swarte, Andreja Zulim and Khachatryan, Anna and Eleuteri, Anna Maria and Haque, Anupoma and Jansone, Baiba and Vrenozi, Blerina and et al.}, year={2026} }","apa":"Lasser, J., Mol, S. T., Čontala, A., Slavec, A., de Swarte, A. Z., Khachatryan, A., … Dhamo, X. (2026). 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