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ArticleJournal of open psychology data2026

Data from the Researcher Mental Health Observatory STAIRCASE Survey.

Jana Lasser, Stefan T Mol, Alja Čontala, Ana Slavec, Andreja Zulim de Swarte, Anna Khachatryan, Anna Maria Eleuteri, Anupoma Haque, Baiba Jansone, Blerina Vrenozi and 68 more

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78 authors.

Jana LasserIDea_Lab, University of Graz, AT.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4274-4580
Stefan T MolAmsterdam Business School, University of Amsterdam, NL.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9375-3516
Alja ČontalaAdvanced Materials Department, Jožef Stefan Institute and Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Toledo, US.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3374-9184
Ana SlavecFaculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, University of Primorska, SI.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0171-2144
Andreja Zulim de SwarteUniversity Medical Centre Utrecht, NL.
Anna KhachatryanIndependent Researcher.
Anna Maria EleuteriDepartment of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, IT.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0461-1346
Anupoma HaqueProRare Austria, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5233-4953
Baiba JansoneDepartment of Neuromedicine and Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Latvia, LV.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4062-3363
Blerina VrenoziResearch Center of Flora and Fauna, University of Tirana, AL.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1219-1505
Brian CahillBielefeld University of Applied Sciences, DE.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7325-5114
Carlos TrenadoInstitute of Clinical Neuroscience and Medical Psychology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, DE.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6041-4614
Christiane SchwierenAlfred Weber Institute of Economics, Heidelberg University, DE.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5266-3725
Claudia Iuliana IacobDepartment of Applied Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Bucharest, RO.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9508-4881
Claudia Tejada-GallardoDepartment of Psychology, Sociology, and Social Work, Universitat de Lleida, ES.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2867-7561
Cornelia MaireanDepartment of Psychology, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, RO.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6895-8627
Darragh McCashinSchool of Psychology, Dublin City University, IE.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2686-2111
Deborah CheryLycée Victor Schoelcher Rectorat de Martinique Direction des Personnels Les hauts de Terreville, FR.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1897-6100
Dilara ÖzelSchool of Education, University of Glasgow, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1250-599X
Dimity StephenGerman Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies, Berlin, DE.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7787-6081
Dragan MijakoskiInstitute of Occupational Health of R.N. Macedonia and Faculty of Medicine, Ss. Cyril and Methodius, University in Skopje, Skopje, MK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3291-0661
Elena RondaPublic Health Department, University of Alicante, ES.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1886-466X
Eleonora RicciUniversity of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2479-3653
Eliana IbrahimiDepartment of Biology, University of Tirana, AL.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0956-215X
Emese VitaIndependent Researcher.
Fatjona KamberiScientific Research Centre for Public Health, University of Vlore "Ismail Qemali", AL.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4793-9384
Fernando G BenavidesCiSAL-Centro de Investigación en Salud Laboral, Universidad Pompeu Fabra, ES.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0747-2660
Francisco Valente GonçalvesRUMO.Solutions, PT.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7448-2631
Gábor KismihókTIB -Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology, DE.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3758-5455
Gemma Pascual ManichInstitut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, ES.
Igor EsnaolaUniversidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, UPV/EHU, ES.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4159-3565
Igor PortogheseUniversity of Cagliari, IT.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3700-8594
Inge van der WeijdenCentre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University, NL.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5255-3430
Irina Guseva CanuDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, Unisanté, University of Lausanne, CH.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7059-8421
Irsida MehmetiCatholic University Our Lady of Good Counsel, AL.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6899-2590
Ivana B PetrovicDepartment of Psychology, University of Belgrade, RS.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2007-6761
Jakub ŠindelářCharles University, CZ.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7222-6266
João Miguel Alves FerreiraInstitute of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, PT.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9905-0849
Jonila GabraniEuropean University of Tirana, AL.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8732-8193
Karolina Eszter KovácsUniversity of Debrecen, HU.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1186-7836
Katri PöllänenDepartment of Cultures, University of Helsinki, FI.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6811-574X
Konstantinos GelesIndependent Researcher.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0822-0668
Lamis Yahia Mohamed ElkheirDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Khartoum, SD.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3516-334X
Lorena Cudris-TorresDepartment of Social Sciences, Universidad de la Costa, CO.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3120-4757
Lise T LøvsethClinic of Mental Health, St Olav University Hospital of Trondheim, NO.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0224-9662
Louiza IoannidouEuropean University Cyprus, CY.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5320-1581
Luksa PopovicFaculty of Science, University of Split, HR.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6358-7801
Mais M AljunaidyDepartment of Psychology, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, US.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4738-0365
Maria Fatjó SaboyaInstitut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, ES.
Marit ChristensenDepartment of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6246-4383
Marlene SantosREQUIMTE/LAQV, Escola Superior de Saúde, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, PT.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5020-5942
Marta MiklikowskaInstitute for Globally Distributed Open Research and Education, SE.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2087-1869
Mateja Erce PaoliIndependent Researcher.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8672-9473
Mathias SchroijenUniversitélibre de Bruxelles, BE.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6474-9158
Mathieu FusiIndependent Researcher.
Mayya SundukovaInstitute for Globally Distributed Open Research and Education, SE.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1328-0008
Mete KurtoğluMiddle East Technical University, TR.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9231-2559
Milica VukelićDepartment of Psychology, University of Belgrade, RS.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1744-9966
Mirela Adriana AnghelacheInstitute of Geodynamics of Romanian Academy, RO.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4224-4604
Mohamad Nadim AdiDepartment of Interior Design, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, US.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6763-5922
Mümine BarkçinHacettepe University, TR.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4281-4841
Nuno Barbosa RochaRISE-Health, Center for Translational Health, PT.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3139-2786
Nurka PranjicFaculty of Medicine, University of Tuzla, BA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9103-4385
Olga BogolyubovaInstitute of Security and Global Affairs, Leiden University, The Hague, NL.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3159-1926
Paulo Alexandre Soares MoreiraUniversity of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro and CIDESD, PT.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5454-7971
Paulo MoreiraAtlantica Instituto Universitario, Oeiras, PT.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3644-1022
Pil Maria SaugmannEurodoc, BE.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3548-0134
Rivka Tuval-MashiachBar ilan University, IL.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7741-1807
Rui Amaral MendesMEDCIDS -Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, PT.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7628-8598
Sabina OsmanovicUniversity of Montenegro, ME.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1518-3386
Sinem OzdedeDepartment of Architecture and Design, University of Pamukkale, Denizli, TR.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6887-085X
Simone LacknerIndependent Researcher.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1519-8980
Stéphanie GauttierGrenoble Ecole de Management, FR.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3285-9189
Szidónia RusuSciLink Foundation, NL.
Theodota LagouriMarie Curie Alumni Association, FR.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7509-7765
Ümran Yüce-SelviDepartment of Psychology, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, TR.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7435-7510
Urszula ZiemiańczykUniversity of Agriculture in Krakow, PL.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1786-1072
Xhilda DhamoDepartment of Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tirana, AL.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5157-7075

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

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.

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PMID42222125
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