Data Sheet 2_Beyond surface acting: a mixed-methods investigation of an ACT-based interven

Minnicha Yarosake's research article presents a mixed-methods study of a culturally adapted Acceptance and Commitment Therapy intervention for hotel employees in Thailand's Eastern Economic Corridor. The study involved 24 interview participants and a quasi-experimental evaluation with 60 participants (30 per condition). The dataset, last updated in May 2026, is a 225 KB PDF containing the full research paper.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the relationship between psychological flexibility and emotional labor strategies based on the study's use of the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II and Emotional Labor Scale.
• Studying the effects of culturally adapted psychological interventions in service industries based on the described MINNICHA Model.
• Investigating mixed-methods research design in organizational psychology based on the sequential qualitative and quantitative phases described.
• Examining the role of self-compassion in emotional regulation based on outcomes measured by the Self-Compassion Scale.

Strengths

• The study design includes both qualitative (24 interviews) and quantitative (60 participants) components, providing mixed-methods evidence.
• Results report specific effect sizes for key outcomes, such as a d=0.810 improvement in psychological flexibility and a d=-0.562 reduction in surface acting.
• The intervention was culturally adapted within a collectivist, Buddhist-informed framework, as described in the methods.

Limitations

• The dataset is a single 225 KB PDF research paper; the underlying raw data (e.g., survey responses, interview transcripts) is not included.
• Row count and column-level documentation for any underlying data are unknown, limiting suitability assessment for direct analysis.
• The quasi-experimental design used a non-equivalent control group, which the authors note should be followed by randomized trials.

Provenance

Source

Minnicha Yarosake via figshare

Collection Method

Sequential mixed-methods design involving semi-structured interviews and a quasi-experimental pre-post evaluation.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-25 06:05:09

Geography

Thailand's Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC)