# Data on COVID-19-related Research Questions Spanning Diverse Disciplinary and National Contexts

## TL;DR

This paper introduces a collection of datasets on psychological research related to the COVID-19 pandemic, emphasizing global diversity and reusability.

## Contribution

The collection ensures diverse disciplinary and national representation in psychological research data on the pandemic.

## Key findings

- The datasets cover psychological constructs like socio-political attitudes and conspiracy beliefs.
- The collection includes 12 data papers following FAIR Principles for data sharing.
- Samples reflect diverse nationalities, enhancing the global relevance of the research.

## Abstract

The special collection “Data for Psychological Research on COVID-19” presents selected datasets collected during the COVID-19 pandemic. In selecting the data papers, care was taken to ensure that the described datasets not only represent the full range of psychological topics addressed during the pandemic but also reflect its global nature, in that diverse nationalities were included in the investigated samples. As these datasets are shared according to the FAIR Principles (Wilkinson et al., 2016), they are findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable. The special collection comprises 12 data papers presenting quantitative studies on the impact of COVID-19 on various psychological constructs, including socio-political attitudes, beliefs in conspiracy theories, emotional reactions, and control behaviour.