Table 1
Number of responses per country with at least 24 respondents.
| COUNTRY | N RESPONSES | % OF RESEARCH POPULATION SAMPLED | % FEMALE RESPONSES | % FEMALE IN RESEARCH POPULATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 48 | 11.26 | 79.2 | 44.3 |
| Austria | 50 | 0.08 | 58.0 | 31.3 |
| Belgium | 88 | 0.11 | 70.5 | 33.5 |
| Switzerland | 741 | 1.38 | 65.0 | 37.5 |
| Czech Republic | 80 | 0.16 | 56.3 | 27.7 |
| Germany | 161 | 0.03 | 54.0 | 29.4 |
| Spain | 305 | 0.19 | 61.6 | 41.6 |
| Finland | 100 | 0.22 | 58.0 | 33.6 |
| France | 585 | 0.16 | 54.2 | 29.7 |
| Great Britain | 32 | 0.01 | 65.6 | 38.7 |
| Greece | 116 | 0.23 | 55.2 | 40.1 |
| Hungary | 56 | 0.13 | 64.9 | 28.8 |
| ireland | 51 | 0.17 | 78.4 | 37.4 |
| Italy | 168 | 0.10 | 53.6 | 36.4 |
| Latvia | 69 | 1.62 | 68.1 | 50.7 |
| North Macedonia | 304 | 18.03 | 65.8 | 54.3 |
| Malta | 43 | 3.20 | 74.4 | 35.7 |
| Montenegro | 93 | 19.74 | 63.4 | 52.1 |
| The Netherlands | 63 | 0.06 | 69.8 | 30.2 |
| Portugal | 137 | 0.23 | 73.7 | 42.1 |
| Romania | 103 | 0.54 | 68.0 | 46.1 |
| Serbia | 27 | 0.16 | 66.7 | 53.5 |
| Slovakia | 120 | 0.65 | 64.2 | 40.0 |
| Slovenia | 210 | 1.84 | 62.4 | 35.0 |
| Sweden | 33 | 0.04 | 69.7 | 34.6 |
| Turkey | 102 | 0.05 | 70.6 | 37.3 |
[i] Note: For countries with >24 responses, the number of responses is divided by the total number of researchers in each country based on the latest UNESCO indicator “Researchers per million inhabitants (FTE)”1 available for the country to calculate the percentage of researchers in the country that responded to the survey. The column “% female responses” is the number of responses from respondents who reported to be female divided by the total number of responses from that country. The column “% female in research population” is the percentage of female researchers in each country based on the latest UNESCO indicator “Researchers (HC) – % Female”2 available for the country.
Table 2
Variables in the “Demographics” section of the survey.
| VARIABLE CONTENT | VARIABLE LABEL | % MISSING | CUF PROCESSING |
|---|---|---|---|
| Participant ID | participant_id | 0.0 | Deleted and newly randomised. |
| Primary position | primary_position | 6.3 | Merged R3 “established researcher” and R4 “leading researcher” categories. |
| Gender | gender | 6.9 | “non binary” set to NA |
| Age | age | 5.4 | Calculated age from year of birth. Summarised into <31 years, 31–42 years, >42 years. |
| Nationality | nationality | 12.2 | Deleted |
| Nationality region | nationality_region | 6.9 | Deleted |
| Nationality continent | nationality_continent | 5.8 | Deleted |
| Place of work country | country_of_work | 9.0 | Deleted |
| Place of work region | country_of_work_region | 5.4 | Deleted |
| Place of work continent | country_of_work_continent | 5.4 | Derived from country_of_work_region using UN region coding. Summarised into “europe” and “outside europe” |
| Research field | research_field | 6.4 | Mapped free-text answers to existing categories. Summarised into “Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics”, “Engineering and Information Science; Environment or Geo-Science”, “Social and Human Sciences; Economics” |
| Research field – subfield | NA | NA | Deleted |
| Civil status | civil_status | 7.9 | Mapped free-text answers to existing categories. Summarised into “in a relationship/married” and “single”. |
| Partner work | partner_work | 32.4 | Deleted |
| Babies in household | babies_in_household | 7.2 | Derived from a question asking for the number of babies by mapping 0 to “no” and numbers >0 to “yes”. |
| Children in household | children_in_household | 7.0 | Derived from a question asking for the number of children by mapping 0 to “no” and numbers >0 to “yes”. |
| Adolescents in household | adolescents_in_household | 7.1 | Derived from a question asking for the number of adolescents by mapping 0 to “no” and numbers >0 to “yes”. |
| Young adults in household | young_adults_in_household | 7.0 | Derived from a question asking for the number of young adults by mapping 0 to “no” and numbers >0 to “yes”. |
| Income | income | 5.7 | |
| Time since PhD degree | years_since_phd_completion | 50.3 | Calculated age from year of PhD completion. Summarised into 1–15 years and >15 years. |
[i] Note: Variable content, variable label in the data set, number of missing responses – e.g. where respondents chose “I prefer not to say” or “Does not apply” (for the “Time since PhD degree” question), chose to terminate the survey before reaching the given question, or were not shown a question because of a filter (for the “Partner work” question) –, and processing steps for the CUF data file for variables in the “Demographics” section of the survey.
Table 3
Variables in the “Mental health outcomes” section of the survey.
| VARIABLE CONTENT | VARIABLE LABEL | % MISSING | RESPONSE SCALE | RESPONSE SCALE NUMERIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Work-engagement item 1 | UWES_1 | 13.3 | Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Often, Very often, Always | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Work-engagement item 2 | UWES_2 | 13.3 | see above | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Work-engagement item 3 | UWES_3 | 13.8 | see above | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Burnout item 1 | BAT_1 | 13.3 | Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Often, Always | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Burnout item 2 | BAT_2 | 13.3 | see above | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Burnout item 3 | BAT_3 | 13.3 | see above | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Burnout item 4 | BAT_4 | 13.4 | see above | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Burnout item 5 | BAT_5 | 14.0 | see above | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Burnout item 6 | BAT_6 | 14.8 | see above | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Burnout item 7 | BAT_7 | 13.4 | see above | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Burnout item 8 | BAT_8 | 13.4 | see above | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Burnout item 9 | BAT_9 | 13.4 | see above | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Burnout item 10 | BAT_10 | 13.9 | see above | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Burnout item 11 | BAT_11 | 13.5 | see above | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Burnout item 12 | BAT_12 | 13.4 | see above | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Resilience item 1 | BRS_1 | 14.1 | Strongly disagree, Disagree, Neutral, Agree, Strongly agree | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Resilience item 2 | BRS_2 | 13.7 | see above | 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 |
| Resilience item 3 | BRS_3 | 13.6 | see above | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Resilience item 4 | BRS_4 | 14.1 | see above | 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 |
| Resilience item 5 | BRS_5 | 13.8 | see above | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Resilience item 6 | BRS_6 | 14.2 | see above | 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 |
| Stress and anxiety item 1 | DASS_1 | 15.3 | Did not apply to me at all, Applied to me to some degree, Applied to me to a considerable degree, or a good part of the time, Applied to me very much or most of the time | 0, 1, 2, 3 |
| Stress and anxiety item 2 | DASS_2 | 15.0 | see above | 0, 1, 2, 3 |
| Stress and anxiety item 3 | DASS_3 | 14.4 | see above | 0, 1, 2, 3 |
| Stress and anxiety item 4 | DASS_4 | 14.2 | see above | 0, 1, 2, 3 |
| Stress and anxiety item 5 | DASS_5 | 14.2 | see above | 0, 1, 2, 3 |
| Stress and anxiety item 6 | DASS_6 | 14.2 | see above | 0, 1, 2, 3 |
| Stress and anxiety item 7 | DASS_7 | 14.2 | see above | 0, 1, 2, 3 |
| Stress and anxiety item 8 | DASS_8 | 14.3 | see above | 0, 1, 2, 3 |
| Stress and anxiety item 9 | DASS_9 | 14.2 | see above | 0, 1, 2, 3 |
| Stress and anxiety item 10 | DASS_10 | 14.3 | see above | 0, 1, 2, 3 |
| Stress and anxiety item 11 | DASS_11 | 14.6 | see above | 0, 1, 2, 3 |
| Stress and anxiety item 12 | DASS_12 | 14.2 | see above | 0, 1, 2, 3 |
| Stress and anxiety item 13 | DASS_13 | 14.5 | see above | 0, 1, 2, 3 |
| Stress and anxiety item 14 | DASS_14 | 15.6 | see above | 0, 1, 2, 3 |
| Stress and anxiety item 15 | DASS_15 | 14.2 | see above | 0, 1, 2, 3 |
| Stress and anxiety item 16 | DASS_16 | 14.2 | see above | 0, 1, 2, 3 |
| Stress and anxiety item 17 | DASS_17 | 14.4 | see above | 0, 1, 2, 3 |
| Stress and anxiety item 18 | DASS_18 | 15.0 | see above | 0, 1, 2, 3 |
| Stress and anxiety item 19 | DASS_19 | 14.6 | see above | 0, 1, 2, 3 |
| Stress and anxiety item 20 | DASS_20 | 14.3 | see above | 0, 1, 2, 3 |
| Stress and anxiety item 21 | DASS_21 | 14.6 | see above | 0, 1, 2, 3 |
| Well-being item 1 | WHO-5_1 | 13.9 | All of the time, Most of the time, More than half of the time, Less than half of the time, Some of the time, At no time | 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 |
| Well-being item 2 | WHO-5_2 | 13.8 | see above | 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 |
| Well-being item 3 | WHO-5_3 | 13.9 | see above | 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 |
| Well-being item 4 | WHO-5_4 | 13.9 | see above | 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 |
| Well-being item 5 | WHO-5_5 | 14.0 | see above | 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 |
[i] Note: Variable content, variable label in the data set, number of missing responses – e.g. where respondents chose “I prefer not to say” or chose to terminate the survey before reaching the given question –, answer options on scales, and numerical mapping of the answer options in the data files for variables in the “Mental health outcomes” section (e.g. outcomes) of the survey.
Table 4
Variables in the “Working- and studying conditions” section of the survey.
| VARIABLE CONTENT | VARIABLE LABEL | % MISSING | CUF PROCESSING |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main place of work | main_place_of_work_hashed | 33.9 | Deleted |
| Additional places of work | other_work | 17.9 | |
| Contract duration | contract_duration | 20.6 | The original question provided the answer option “I have a tenure-track position” that was non-exclusive with answer options “Within the next 12 months”, “In 1–2 years” “In 2–3 years”, and “In more than 3 years”. This answer was transformed into a separate column. The remaining answers were summarised into “permanent position” and “termed contract/no contract/stipend”. |
| Tenure track | tenure_track | 1.9 | Created by mapping the response “I have a tenure track position” from the contract duration question (see above) to “yes” and all other responses to “no”. |
| Overwork | working_hours_overtime | 39.6 | Created by subtracting the answer to the question “How many working hours per week are specified in your contract or funding for your main place of work?” from the answer to the question “How many hours per week do you actually work (on average)?” |
| Time spent on teaching | percent_teaching | 45.3 | Deleted |
| Time spent on research | percent_research | 18.0 | Deleted |
| Time spent on applying for research funding | percent_funding | 54.6 | Deleted |
| Time spent on mentoring | percent_mentoring | 46.7 | Deleted |
| Time spent on administrative tasks | percent_admin | 27.1 | Deleted |
| Time spent on other tasks | percent_other | 51.6 | Deleted |
| Research output | research_output | 0.0 | The original question asked for the number of research outputs in the categories “Peer reviewed journal article”, “Peer reviewed conference article”, “Monograph”, “Patent” and “Other”. The variable was created by adding the numbers provided for each of the five output subcategories. Not providing a number defaulted to 0, there was no “I prefer not to say” answer option. The number was then summarised into 0, 1–5 and >5. |
| Professional development | days_professional_development | 18.7 | |
| Leaving academia | leaving_academia | 18.3 | |
| Recommending academia | recommend_academia | 18.3 |
[i] Note: Variable content, variable label in the data set, number of missing responses – e.g. where respondents chose “I prefer not to say”, chose to terminate the survey before reaching the given question, or did not enter a number (the “Time spent on task” questions) –, and processing steps for the CUF data file for variables in the “Working- and studying conditions” section of the survey.
Table 5
Variables in the “Working- and studying environment” section of the survey.
| VARIABLE CONTENT | VARIABLE LABEL | % MISSING | RESPONSE SCALE | RESPONSE SCALE NUMERIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predictability item 1 | COPSOQ_predictability_1 | 23.9 | To a very large extent, To a large extent, To some extent, To a little extent, To a very little extent | 100, 75, 50, 25, 0 |
| Predictability item 2 | COPSOQ_predictability_2 | 23.6 | see above | 100, 75, 50, 25, 0 |
| Predictability item 3 | COPSOQ_predictability_3 | 24.1 | see above | 0, 25, 50, 75, 100 |
| Role clarity item 1 | role_clarity_1 | 25.2 | To a very large extent, To a large extent, To some extent, To a little extent, To a very little extent | 100, 75, 50, 25, 0 |
| Role clarity item 2 | role_clarity_2 | 23.6 | see above | 100, 75, 50, 25, 0 |
| Role clarity item 3 | role_clarity_3 | 23.6 | see above | 100, 75, 50, 25, 0 |
| Role clarity item 4 | role_clarity_4 | 23.5 | see above | 100, 75, 50, 25, 0 |
| Sense of community item 1 | COPSOQ_sense_of_community_1 | 23.9 | Hardly ever/almost never, Seldom, Sometimes, Often, Extremely often/always | 0, 25, 50, 75, 100 |
| Sense of community item 2 | COPSOQ_sense_of_community_2 | 23.9 | see above | 0, 25, 50, 75, 100 |
| Sense of community item 3 | COPSOQ_sense_of_community_3 | 24.0 | see above | 0, 25, 50, 75, 100 |
| Emotional support item 1 | COPSOQ_emotional_support_1 | 32.0 | Hardly ever/almost never, Seldom, Sometimes, Often, Extremely often/always | 0, 25, 50, 75, 100 |
| Emotional support item 2 | COPSOQ_emotional_support_2 | 36.1 | see above | 0, 25, 50, 75, 100 |
| Emotional support item 3 | COPSOQ_emotional_support_3 | 26.0 | see above | 0, 25, 50, 75, 100 |
| Emotional support item 4 | COPSOQ_emotional_support_4 | 37.5 | see above | 0, 25, 50, 75, 100 |
| Emotional support item 5 | COPSOQ_emotional_support_5 | 25.4 | see above | 0, 25, 50, 75, 100 |
| Instrumental support item 1 | COPSOQ_instrumental_support_1 | 24.9 | Hardly ever/almost never, Seldom, Sometimes, Often, Extremely often/always | 0, 25, 50, 75, 100 |
| Instrumental support item 2 | COPSOQ_instrumental_support_2 | 25.6 | see above | 0, 25, 50, 75, 100 |
| Instrumental support item 3 | COPSOQ_instrumental_support_3 | 24.3 | see above | 0, 25, 50, 75, 100 |
| Instrumental support item 4 | COPSOQ_instrumental_support_4 | 25.3 | see above | 0, 25, 50, 75, 100 |
| Instrumental support item 5 | COPSOQ_instrumental_support_5 | 24.3 | see above | 0, 25, 50, 75, 100 |
| Policy perceptions item 1 | policy_perceptions_1 | 27.2 | To a very large extent, To a large extent, To some extent, To a little extent, To a very little extent | 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 |
| Policy perceptions item 2 | policy_perceptions_2 | 28.5 | see above | 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 |
| Policy perceptions item 3 | policy_perceptions_3 | 27.0 | see above | 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 |
| Policy perceptions item 4 | policy_perceptions_4 | 29.4 | see above | 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 |
| Policy perceptions item 5 | policy_perceptions_5 | 42.3 | see above | 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 |
| Policy perceptions item 6 | policy_perceptions_6 | 42.5 | see above | 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 |
| Policy perceptions item 7 | policy_perceptions_7 | 29.0 | see above | 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 |
| Job insecurity item 1 | job_insecurity_1 | 25.6 | Fully disagree, Somewhat disagree, Neither disagree/nor agree, Somewhat agree, Fully agree | 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 |
| Job insecurity item 2 | job_insecurity_2 | 25.7 | see above | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Job insecurity item 3 | job_insecurity_3 | 25.0 | see above | 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 |
| Job insecurity item 4 | job_insecurity_4 | 26.1 | see above | 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 |
| Job control item 1 | job_control_1 | 23.8 | Fully disagree, Somewhat disagree, Neither disagree/nor agree, Somewhat agree, Fully agree | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Job control item 2 | job_control_2 | 23.7 | see above | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Job control item 3 | job_control_3 | 23.6 | see above | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Interpersonal conflict item 1 | interpersonal_conflict_1 | 25.1 | Fully disagree, Somewhat disagree, Neither disagree/nor agree, Somewhat agree, Fully agree | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Interpersonal conflict item 2 | interpersonal_conflict_2 | 25.4 | see above | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Interpersonal conflict item 3 | interpersonal_conflict_3 | 24.8 | see above | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Work-family reconciliation item 1 | work_family_recon_1 | 24.0 | Fully disagree, Somewhat disagree, Neither disagree/nor agree, Somewhat agree, Fully agree | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Work-family reconciliation item 2 | work_family_recon_2 | 25.0 | see above | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Work-family reconciliation item 3 | work_family_recon_3 | 24.1 | see above | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Work-family reconciliation item 4 | work_family_recon_4 | 25.2 | see above | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Work-family reconciliation item 5 | work_family_recon_5 | 24.6 | see above | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Illegitimate tasks item 1 | illegitimate_tasks_1 | 24.2 | Hardly ever/almost never, Seldom, Sometimes, Often, Extremely often/always | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Illegitimate tasks item 2 | illegitimate_tasks_2 | 24.7 | see above | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Illegitimate tasks item 3 | illegitimate_tasks_3 | 24.5 | see above | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Illegitimate tasks item 4 | illegitimate_tasks_4 | 24.6 | see above | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Work-related stress item 1 | work_related_stress_1 | 24.1 | Hardly ever/almost never, Seldom, Sometimes, Often, Extremely often/always | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Work-related stress item 2 | work_related_stress_2 | 23.8 | see above | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Work-related stress item 3 | work_related_stress_3 | 24.1 | see above | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Job satisfaction item 1 | job_satisfaction | 23.8 | 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 | 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
[i] Note: Variable content, variable label in the data set, number of missing responses – e.g. where respondents chose “I prefer not to say” or chose to terminate the survey before reaching the given question –, answer options on scales, and numerical mapping of the answer options in the data files for variables in the “Working- and studying environment” section of the survey.
Table 6
Variables in the “Working- and studying environment – harassment” subsection of the survey.
| VARIABLE CONTENT | VARIABLE LABEL | % MISSING | CUF PROCESSING |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perceived harassment | harassment_perceived | 28.2 | |
| Perpetrator of perceived harassment supervisor | harassment_perceived_perp_supervisor | 0.0 | Derived from a question about the perpetrator of perceived harassment that allowed for selecting more than one answer option. “I prefer not to say” was coded as a separate category and not mapped to NA.The variable is set to “True” if the supervisor was selected and to “False” if the supervisor was not selected. |
| Perpetrator of perceived harassment coworker | harassment_perceived_perp_coworker | 0.0 | … if a coworker was selected. |
| Perpetrator of perceived harassment administrative personnel | harassment_perceived_perp_administration | 0.0 | … if administrative personnel was reported. Analysis of the free-text answers to this question yielded a high number of answers indicating administrative personnel as perpetrators in perceived harassment, warranting the creation of the category that was coded from the free-text answers. |
| Perpetrator of perceived harassment student | harassment_perceived_perp_student | 0.0 | … if a student was selected. Analysis of the free-text answers to this question yielded a high number of answers indicating students as perpetrators in perceived harassment, warranting the creation of the category that was coded from the free-text answers. |
| Perpetrator of perceived harassment prefer not to say | harassment_perceived_perp_pns | 0.0 | … if “I prefer not to say” was selected. |
| Reason of perceived harassment gender | harassment_perceived_reason_gender | 0.0 | Derived from a question about the reason for the perceived harassment that allowed for selecting more than one answer option. The variable is set to “True” if gender was selected and to “False” if gender was not selected. |
| Reason of perceived harassment sexual orientation | harassment_perceived_reason_sexorient | 0.0 | … if sexual orientation was selected. |
| Reason of perceived harassment religion | harassment_perceived_reason_religion | 0.0 | … if religion was selected. |
| Reason of perceived harassment ethnicity | harassment_perceived_reason_ethnicity | 0.0 | … if ethnicity was selected. |
| Reason of perceived harassment culture | harassment_perceived_reason_culture | 0.0 | … if culture was selected. |
| Reason of perceived harassment hierarchy | harassment_perceived_reason_hierarchiy | 0.0 | … if hierarchy was selected. |
| Reason of perceived harassment age | harassment_perceived_reason_age | 0.0 | … if age was selected. |
| Reason of perceived harassment disability | harassment_perceived_reason_disability | 0.0 | … if disability was selected. |
| Reason of perceived harassment other | harassment_perceived_reason_other | 96.5 | The variable contains the anonymised free-text answers that respondents were asked to provide if “other” was selected. |
| Reason of perceived harassment don’t know | harassment_perceived_reason_idk | 0.0 | … if “I don’t know” was selected. |
| Reason of perceived harassment prefer not to say | harassment_perceived_reason_pns | 0.0 | … if “I prefer not to say” was selected. |
| Experienced harassment | harassment_experienced | 26.8 | |
| Perpetrator of experienced harassment supervisor | harassment_experienced_perp_supervisor | 0.0 | Derived from a question about the perpetrator of experienced harassment that allowed for selecting more than one answer option. “I prefer not to say” was coded as a separate category and not mapped to NA. The variable is set to “True” if the supervisor was selected and to “False” if the supervisor was not selected. |
| Perpetrator of experienced harassment coworker | harassment_experienced_perp_coworker | 0.0 | … if a coworker was selected. |
| Perpetrator of experienced harassment administrative personnel | harassment_experienced_perp_administration | 0.0 | … if administrative personnel was selected. |
| Perpetrator of experienced harassment student | harassment_experienced_perp_student | 0.0 | … if a student was selected. |
| Perpetrator of experienced harassment prefer not to say | harassment_experienced_perp_pns | 0.0 | … if “I prefer not to say” was selected. |
| Reason of experienced harassment gender | harassment_experienced_reason_gender | 0.0 | Derived from a question about the reason for the experienced harassment that allowed for selecting more than one answer option. The variable is set to “True” if gender was selected and to “False” if gender was not selected. |
| Reason of experienced harassment sexual orientation | harassment_experienced_reason_sexorient | 0.0 | … if sexual orientation was selected. |
| Reason of experienced harassment religion | harassment_experienced_reason_religion | 0.0 | … if religion was selected. |
| Reason of experienced harassment ethnicity | harassment_experienced_reason_ethnicity | 0.0 | … if ethnicity was selected. |
| Reason of experienced harassment culture | harassment_experienced_reason_culture | 0.0 | … if culture was selected. |
| Reason of experienced harassment hierarchy | harassment_experienced_reason_hierarchiy | 0.0 | … if hierarchy was selected. |
| Reason of experienced harassment age | harassment_experienced_reason_age | 0.0 | … if age was selected. |
| Reason of experienced harassment disability | harassment_experienced_reason_disability | 0.0 | … if disability was selected. |
| Reason of experienced harassment other | harassment_experienced_reason_other | 97.5 | The variable contains the anonymised free-text answers that respondents were asked to provide if “other” was selected. |
| Reason of experienced harassment don’t know | harassment_experienced_reason_idk | 0.0 | … if “I don’t know” was selected. |
| Reason of experienced harassment prefer not to say | harassment_experienced_reason_pns | 0.0 | … if “I prefer not to say” was selected. |
[i] Note: Variable content, variable label in the data set, number of missing responses – e.g. where respondents chose “I prefer not to say” or chose to terminate the survey before reaching the given question –, and processing steps for the CUF data file for variables in the “Working- and studying environment – harassment” subsection of the survey.
Table 7
Variables in the “Leadership and supervision” section of the survey.
| VARIABLE CONTENT | VARIABLE LABEL | % MISSING | RESPONSE SCALE | RESPONSE SCALE NUMERIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leader demands item 1 | leader_demands_1 | 33.1 | Fully disagree, Somewhat disagree, Neither disagree/nor agree, Somewhat agree, Fully Agree, Does not apply | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, NA |
| Leader demands item 2 | leader_demands_2 | 33.3 | see above | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, NA |
| Leader demands item 3 | leader_demands_3 | 33.1 | see above | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, NA |
| Leader demands item 4 | leader_demands_4 | 33.5 | see above | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, NA |
| Leader demands item 5 | leader_demands_5 | 33.5 | see above | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, NA |
| Leader demands item 6 | leader_demands_6 | 33.3 | see above | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, NA |
| Leader lack of care item 1 | leader_lack_of_care_1 | 30.7 | Fully disagree, Somewhat disagree, Neither disagree/nor agree, Somewhat agree, Fully Agree, Does not apply | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, NA |
| Leader lack of care item 2 | leader_lack_of_care_2 | 30.6 | see above | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, NA |
| Leader lack of care item 3 | leader_lack_of_care_3 | 31.6 | see above | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, NA |
| Leader lack of care item 4 | leader_lack_of_care_4 | 30.8 | see above | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, NA |
| Supervisor exists | supervisor_exists | 27.5 | Yes, No | True, False |
| Supervisor integrity item 1 | supervisor_integrity_1 | 50.3 | Fully disagree, Somewhat disagree, Neither disagree/nor agree, Somewhat agree, Fully Agree | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Supervisor integrity item 2 | supervisor_integrity_2 | 50.0 | see above | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Supervisor integrity item 3 | supervisor_integrity_3 | 50.2 | see above | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Supervisor integrity item 4 | supervisor_integrity_4 | 50.8 | see above | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Number of meetings with supervisor | n_meetings_supervisor | 51.8 | Hardly ever/Never, Seldom, Sometimes, Often, Extremely often/Always | no mapping |
[i] Note: Variable content, variable label in the data set, number of missing responses – e.g. where respondents chose “I prefer not to say” or “Does not apply” (e.g., leader demands and leader lack of care scales), chose to terminate the survey before reaching the given question, or were not shown a question because of a filter (e.g., supervisor integrity scale and number of meetings with supervisor) –, answer options on scales, and numerical mapping of the answer options in the data files for variables in the “Leadership and supervision” section of the survey.
Figure 1
Distribution of respondent age (panel A) and time since PhD completion (panel B).