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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: 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.
article_number: '1'
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Jana
full_name: Lasser, Jana
last_name: Lasser
- first_name: Stefan T.
full_name: Mol, Stefan T.
last_name: Mol
- first_name: Alja
full_name: Čontala, Alja
last_name: Čontala
- first_name: Ana
full_name: Slavec, Ana
last_name: Slavec
- first_name: Andreja Zulim
full_name: de Swarte, Andreja Zulim
last_name: de Swarte
- first_name: Anna
full_name: Khachatryan, Anna
last_name: Khachatryan
- first_name: Anna Maria
full_name: Eleuteri, Anna Maria
last_name: Eleuteri
- first_name: Anupoma
full_name: Haque, Anupoma
last_name: Haque
- first_name: Baiba
full_name: Jansone, Baiba
last_name: Jansone
- first_name: Blerina
full_name: Vrenozi, Blerina
last_name: Vrenozi
- first_name: Brian
full_name: Cahill, Brian
id: '257249'
last_name: Cahill
orcid: 0000-0002-7325-5114
orcid_put_code_url: https://api.orcid.org/v2.0/0000-0002-7325-5114/work/216360880
- first_name: Carlos
full_name: Trenado, Carlos
last_name: Trenado
- first_name: Christiane
full_name: Schwieren, Christiane
last_name: Schwieren
- first_name: Claudia Iuliana
full_name: Iacob, Claudia Iuliana
last_name: Iacob
- first_name: Claudia
full_name: Tejada-Gallardo, Claudia
last_name: Tejada-Gallardo
- first_name: Cornelia
full_name: Mairean, Cornelia
last_name: Mairean
- first_name: Darragh
full_name: McCashin, Darragh
last_name: McCashin
- first_name: Deborah
full_name: Chery, Deborah
last_name: Chery
- first_name: Dilara
full_name: Özel, Dilara
last_name: Özel
- first_name: Dimity
full_name: Stephen, Dimity
last_name: Stephen
- first_name: Dragan
full_name: Mijakoski, Dragan
last_name: Mijakoski
- first_name: Elena
full_name: Ronda, Elena
last_name: Ronda
- first_name: Eleonora
full_name: Ricci, Eleonora
last_name: Ricci
- first_name: Eliana
full_name: Ibrahimi, Eliana
last_name: Ibrahimi
- first_name: Emese
full_name: Vita, Emese
last_name: Vita
- first_name: Fatjona
full_name: Kamberi, Fatjona
last_name: Kamberi
- first_name: Fernando G.
full_name: Benavides, Fernando G.
last_name: Benavides
- first_name: Francisco Valente
full_name: Gonçalves, Francisco Valente
last_name: Gonçalves
- first_name: Gábor
full_name: Kismihók, Gábor
last_name: Kismihók
- first_name: Gemma Pascual
full_name: Manich, Gemma Pascual
last_name: Manich
- first_name: Igor
full_name: Esnaola, Igor
last_name: Esnaola
- first_name: Igor
full_name: Portoghese, Igor
last_name: Portoghese
- first_name: Inge
full_name: van der Weijden, Inge
last_name: van der Weijden
- first_name: Irina Guseva
full_name: Canu, Irina Guseva
last_name: Canu
- first_name: Irsida
full_name: Mehmeti, Irsida
last_name: Mehmeti
- first_name: Ivana B.
full_name: Petrovic, Ivana B.
last_name: Petrovic
- first_name: Jakub
full_name: Šindelář, Jakub
last_name: Šindelář
- first_name: João Miguel Alves
full_name: Ferreira, João Miguel Alves
last_name: Ferreira
- first_name: Jonila
full_name: Gabrani, Jonila
last_name: Gabrani
- first_name: Karolina Eszter
full_name: Kovács, Karolina Eszter
last_name: Kovács
- first_name: Katri
full_name: Pöllänen, Katri
last_name: Pöllänen
- first_name: Konstantinos
full_name: Geles, Konstantinos
last_name: Geles
- first_name: Lamis Yahia Mohamed
full_name: Elkheir, Lamis Yahia Mohamed
last_name: Elkheir
- first_name: Lorena
full_name: Cudris-Torres, Lorena
last_name: Cudris-Torres
- first_name: Lise T.
full_name: Løvseth, Lise T.
last_name: Løvseth
- first_name: Louiza
full_name: Ioannidou, Louiza
last_name: Ioannidou
- first_name: Luksa
full_name: Popovic, Luksa
last_name: Popovic
- first_name: Mais M.
full_name: Aljunaidy, Mais M.
last_name: Aljunaidy
- first_name: Maria Fatjó
full_name: Saboya, Maria Fatjó
last_name: Saboya
- first_name: Marit
full_name: Christensen, Marit
last_name: Christensen
- first_name: Marlene
full_name: Santos, Marlene
last_name: Santos
- first_name: Marta
full_name: Miklikowska, Marta
last_name: Miklikowska
- first_name: Mateja Erce
full_name: Paoli, Mateja Erce
last_name: Paoli
- first_name: Mathias
full_name: Schroijen, Mathias
last_name: Schroijen
- first_name: Mathieu
full_name: Fusi, Mathieu
last_name: Fusi
- first_name: Mayya
full_name: Sundukova, Mayya
last_name: Sundukova
- first_name: Mete
full_name: Kurtoğlu, Mete
last_name: Kurtoğlu
- first_name: Milica
full_name: Vukelić, Milica
last_name: Vukelić
- first_name: Mirela Adriana
full_name: Anghelache, Mirela Adriana
last_name: Anghelache
- first_name: Mohamad Nadim
full_name: Adi, Mohamad Nadim
last_name: Adi
- first_name: Mümine
full_name: Barkçin, Mümine
last_name: Barkçin
- first_name: Nuno Barbosa
full_name: Rocha, Nuno Barbosa
last_name: Rocha
- first_name: Nurka
full_name: Pranjic, Nurka
last_name: Pranjic
- first_name: Olga
full_name: Bogolyubova, Olga
last_name: Bogolyubova
- first_name: Paulo Alexandre Soares
full_name: Moreira, Paulo Alexandre Soares
last_name: Moreira
- first_name: Paulo
full_name: Moreira, Paulo
last_name: Moreira
- first_name: Pil Maria
full_name: Saugmann, Pil Maria
last_name: Saugmann
- first_name: Rivka
full_name: Tuval-Mashiach, Rivka
last_name: Tuval-Mashiach
- first_name: Rui Amaral
full_name: Mendes, Rui Amaral
last_name: Mendes
- first_name: Sabina
full_name: Osmanovic, Sabina
last_name: Osmanovic
- first_name: Sinem
full_name: Ozdede, Sinem
last_name: Ozdede
- first_name: Simone
full_name: Lackner, Simone
last_name: Lackner
- first_name: Stéphanie
full_name: Gauttier, Stéphanie
last_name: Gauttier
- first_name: Szidónia
full_name: Rusu, Szidónia
last_name: Rusu
- first_name: Theodota
full_name: Lagouri, Theodota
last_name: Lagouri
- first_name: Ümran
full_name: Yüce-Selvi, Ümran
last_name: Yüce-Selvi
- first_name: Urszula
full_name: Ziemiańczyk, Urszula
last_name: Ziemiańczyk
- first_name: Xhilda
full_name: Dhamo, Xhilda
last_name: Dhamo
citation:
alphadin: 'Lasser,
Jana ; Mol, Stefan T. ; Čontala, Alja ; Slavec,
Ana ; de Swarte, Andreja Zulim
; Khachatryan, Anna ; Eleuteri,
Anna Maria ; Haque, Anupoma
; u. a.: Data from the Researcher Mental Health Observatory STAIRCASE Survey.
In: Journal of Open Psychology Data Bd. 14, Ubiquity Press, Ltd. (2026),
Nr. 1'
ama: Lasser J, Mol ST, Čontala A, et al. Data from the Researcher Mental Health
Observatory STAIRCASE Survey. Journal of Open Psychology Data. 2026;14(1).
doi:10.5334/jopd.136
apa: Lasser, J., Mol, S. T., Čontala, A., Slavec, A., de Swarte, A. Z., Khachatryan,
A., … Dhamo, X. (2026). Data from the Researcher Mental Health Observatory STAIRCASE
Survey. Journal of Open Psychology Data, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.5334/jopd.136
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={10.5334/jopd.136},
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}
}'
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.” Journal of Open Psychology Data
14, no. 1 (2026). https://doi.org/10.5334/jopd.136.
ieee: J. Lasser et al., “Data from the Researcher Mental Health Observatory
STAIRCASE Survey,” Journal of Open Psychology Data, vol. 14, no. 1, 2026.
mla: Lasser, Jana, et al. “Data from the Researcher Mental Health Observatory STAIRCASE
Survey.” Journal of Open Psychology Data, vol. 14, no. 1, 1, Ubiquity Press,
Ltd., 2026, doi:10.5334/jopd.136.
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).
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