READ ME File For 'Dataset in support of the Southampton doctoral thesis: Exploring and evaluating the cross-cultural applicability of compassion-based approaches'

Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5258/SOTON/D2458 

ReadMe Author: Lasara Kariyawasam, University of Southampton 0000-0002-2207-2182 

This dataset supports the thesis entitled 'Exploring and Evaluating the Cross-Cultural Applicability of Compassion-Based Approaches'.
AWARDED BY: Univeristy of Southampton
DATE OF AWARD: [2022]

DESCRIPTION OF THE DATA

All data used for calculations and descriptions in the paper as titled above is included here. 

Attachment titled 'Paper_2_Interview_Transcripts_all_ten_participants' contains all the interview data from ten participants obtained for the second paper of this thesis. The study relating to the second paper of this thesis is now published: DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260475. These data were collected as in person face to face interviews and transcribed verbatim. The attached file contains the anonymised transcript data. 

Attachment titled 'Dataset_for_Paper_3' contains all the data related to the third paper of this thesis. The study relating to the third paper of this thesis is now published: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2022.10. These data were gathered via online questionnaires conducted using the i-Survey website. All the data gathered were inserted into the SPSS software, and the attached file should be opened using the SPSS software.

Attachment titled 'Dataset_for_Paper_4' contains all the data related to the fourth paper of this thesis. These data were gathered across three time points (before intervention and two times after intervention) using the online Qualtrics software. All the data were inserted into the SPSS software, and the attached file should be opened using the SPSS software.


This dataset contains: interview transcripts, questionnaire data as detailed above.


Date of data collection: August 2019- March 2022

Information about geographic location of data collection: Data for paper 2 (attachment titled paper 2 interview transcripts all ten participants) were collected in Sri Lanka. Data for paper 3 and paper 4 were collected online.

Licence: CC BY

Related projects/Funders: Self-funded


Related publication:
Reference for the publication of data related to attachment titled 'Paper 2 interview transcripts all ten participants' is:

Kariyawasam, L., Ononaiye, M., Irons,. Stopa, L. & Kirby, S.E. (2021). Views and experiences of compassion in Sri Lankan students: An exploratory qualitative study. PLoS ONE, 16(11): e0260475. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0260475

Reference for the publication of data related to attachment titled 'Dataset for paper 3' is:

Kariyawasam, L., Ononaiye, M., Irons, C. & Kirby, S.E. (2022). A cross-cultural exploration of compassion, and facilitators and inhibitors of compassion in UK and Sri Lankan people. Global Mental Health, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2022.10  



Date that the file was created: November, 2022