Psychological Resource and Life Satisfaction Survey Data from South Africa and India

A pilot study dataset from 152 employees in South Africa's pharmaceutical sector and India's IT sector, collected by Anurag Shekhar. It includes quantitative survey data on psychological resources, perceived stress, and life satisfaction, plus qualitative interview and focus group transcripts. The data was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the relationship between psychological resources and life satisfaction based on composite scores.
• Comparing stress and well-being pathways between South African and Indian employee groups.
• Training models to predict life satisfaction from psychological resource indicators.
• Conducting thematic analysis on qualitative interview data to explain quantitative findings.

Strengths

• Includes mixed-methods data from 152 participants across two countries.
• Quantitative results are detailed with specific statistical coefficients (e.g., b=0.71, R²=0.358).
• Qualitative phase includes 29 one-on-one interviews and 2 focus groups, providing explanatory context.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation for the underlying data are unknown.
• The dataset is a 695.1 KB DOCX file, suggesting limited raw data scale.
• As a pilot study, the sample size of 152 may limit generalizability.

Provenance

Source

figshare, uploaded by author Anurag Shekhar.

Collection Method

Explanatory-sequential mixed-methods design with surveys and interviews.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-14 04:21:22.

Geography

South Africa and India.