Kotera Y, Ronaldson A, Henderson C, Slade M (2027) Quantifying cultural distance to inform international transfer of mental health approaches. World Psychiatry.

Hara A, Ozaki A, Takebayashi Y, Kotera Y, Saito H, Sawano T, Ito N, Gonda K, Wada M, Tachibana K, Tsubokura M, Ohira H, Murakami M. (2026) Post-disaster Recovery, Cancer Care, and Family Well-being in Japan: A Structural Equation Modelling Study. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness.

Kotera Y, Vilar-Lluch S, Narusson D, Hiltensperger R, Leah P, Orsi J, Andrade MCR, Miyamoto Y, Bejerholm U, Pluhaříková Pomajzlová J, Řezníková V, Namasaba M, Jebara T, Lawrence V, Takhi SK, Ronaldson A, Kellermann V, Kapka A, Bates P, Henderson C, Slade M. (2026) Cross-cultural de-centring of Recovery College tools: a 20-country Delphi study. npj Mental Health Research. DOI: 10.1038/s44184-026-00250-1

Lazzari C, Crawford P, Kotera Y (2026) Mapping compassion from others: a mixed-methods research protocol on religious and secular compassionate acts and their association with psychological well-being. Frontiers in Public Health, 14:1782870. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1782870

Kotera Y, Martínez Rives NL, Astilleros Martínez B, Andruskiene J, Martín Chaparro P. (2026) Academic motivation: Keys to activate meaningful learning. In: O. G. Chocano, L. Checa Domene, M. A. Payá Gómez, and E. Granado de la Cruz (eds), Pedagogy with the Senses: Epistemology, Affectivity, and Transformation of Learning. Universitas Publishing House. https://universitas.es/producto/pedagogia-con-sentidos-epistemologia-afectividad-y-transformacion-del-aprendizaje/

Kotera Y (2026) Cultural calibration is needed in global mental disorder burden estimates. The Lancet.

Kotera Y, Slade M (2026) Rights-Based Recovery and Cultural Worth Orientations in Psychiatric Services. Psychiatric Services. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20260311

Ajitomi A, Hara A, Tachibana K, Gonda K, Wada M, Omori R, Arai M, Konuma K, Sawano T, Kanemoto Y, Miyatake H, Kurokawa T, Kouchi Y, Kanzaki N, Kotera Y, Takebayashi Y, Murakami M, Ohtake T, Shimmura H, Ozaki A. (2026) End-of-Life Care Values and Treatment Preferences Among Japanese Breast Cancer Patients and Families: A Dyadic Cross-Sectional Study. The Breast.

Kotera Y (2026) Can Personalized Generative AI Bridge Cultural Distance? NEJM AI. https://doi.org/10.1056/AIltr2601017

Kotera Y (2026) Gratitude to nature (GRAN): A relational model explaining the mental health benefits of forest bathing. Current Psychology, 45, 1303. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-026-09841-9

Ali Y, Ozaki A, Kotera Y (2026) Clinicians’ Perceptions of Nature-Based Interventions in Mental Health Care: A Qualitative Descriptive Study from Pakistan. Behavioral Sciences. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs16081298

Ali Y, Gajewski M, Nowakowski PT, Coleman RD, Poudel DB, Aledeh M, Kotera Y. (2026) Impact of Digital Stress and Digital Sensitivity on School Connectedness among Pakistani Adolescent Students: The Mediating Role of AI Motivation. Education Innovations: Systems and Future Learning. https://doi.org/10.1108/EISFL-04-2026-0065

Poudel DB, Mitchell KE, Acharya S, Gurung C, Kotera Y. (2026). Effects of digital nature on positive psychological outcomes. Behavioral Sciences. 16(7), 1257; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs16071257

Cáceres Videla CE, Kotera Y (2026) A narrative review of positive psychology–informed wellness environments in trauma-organised emotional and attentional dysregulation. International Journal of Spa and Wellness. https://doi.org/10.1080/24721735.2026.2706282

Kotera Y. (2026) When “Disorder” Doesn’t Translate: DSM Categories, Lived Illness, and Social Sickness Across Cultures. BJPsych Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjb.2026.10272

Kotera Y, Venger O, Liuta O, Forostyak O. (2026) Virtual nature for the mental health of people in Ukraine. BJPsych International. https://doi.org/10.1192/bji.2026.10124

Šujanová L, Dosedlová J, Recka K, Colman RD, Kotera Y. (2026) Alcohol Expectancies and Alcohol Use Across Czech University Students. Social Issues.

Cáceres Videla CE, Kotera Y, Bennett R (2026) An autoethnographic self-practice and self-reflection (SP/SR) case study in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Integrating values, culture, and mindfulness in therapist development. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.70177

Kotera Y (2026) The Moral Economy of Worth: Why Rights-Based Mental Health Must Engage Cultural Logics of Contribution. Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2026.10255

Asano K, Nagae A, Kotera Y, Takahashi R, Basran J, Gilbert P (2026) Initial Psychometric Evaluation of the Social Safeness and Pleasure Scale Japanese Version. Behavioral Sciences, 16(6), 1030; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs16061030

Kotera Y (2026) Culture as Guidance in Social Connection Services: A Symbol-Value-Norm Framework for Reflecting on Organisational Norms. Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11013-026-09999-8

Kotera Y. (2026). Culturally specifying placebo and nocebo effects. The Lancet Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(26)00160-4

Altisent SA, Ali Y, Edwards AM & Kotera Y. (2026). Gossip tendencies, soft skills and daily stress responses in Pakistani doctors and nurses. Social Issues, 4(2), 122-139. https://doi.org/10.30546/SI.2026.4.2.511

Ali Y, Fahimi M, Kotera Y. (2026). Role of athletic justice in the relationship between exercise overvaluation and mental health outcomes in Pakistani para-athletes. Socium, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.62476/soc.3282

Miyatake H, Kosaka M, Kotera Y, Ozaki A, Beniya H. (2026). Evacuation Challenges for Home Medical Care Patients During Floods: A Three-Phase Qualitative Analysis. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness.

Kotera Y. (2026). Worth orientations and mental health stigma: Linking effort-based and dignity-based worth to rights-based practice. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-026-01647-x

Kotera Y. (2026). Three communication tips to integrate psychological and cultural determinants into everyday hospital care. British Journal of Hospital Medicine; 87(3): 51729. https://doi.org/10.31083/BJHM51729

Orsi JA, Kotera Y, Slade M, de Oliveira W, Rezende Andrade MC, Gadelha, A. (2026). Cultural adaptation of RECOLLECT Fidelity Measure and Checklists in a recovery-oriented NGO in Brazil. Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMHTEP-08-2025-0093

Takhi S, Jebara T, McPhilbin M, Stepanian K, Dunnett D, Grant-Rowles J, Osman Y, Winship G, Repper J, Ronaldson A, Namasaba M, Kotera Y, Bates P, Lawrence S, Kapka A, Meddings S, Rennison J, Patmore L, Henderson C, Slade M, Bishop S, Lawrence V (2026) Organisational variation in Recovery College implementation: a 31-college qualitative study, BJPsych Open. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2025.10955

Lazzari C, Crawford P, Ashmore A, Kotera Y. (2026) A Protocol for a Systematic Review of the Psychosocial Effects of Experiencing Compassion from Others and Its Interpretation Through Secular and Religious Frameworks. Systematic Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-026-03093-1

Lawrence S, Ronaldson A, Allen T, McPhilbin M, Takhi SK, Kapka A, Simpson J, Daryanani R, Hayes D, Jebara T, Dunnett D, Namasaba M, Kotera Y, Skipper O, Meddings S, Rennison J, Lawrence A, Bakolis I, Emsley R, Elliott RA, Stepanian K, Barrett K, Elton D, Henderson C, Slade M. Characteristics of mental health service users attending Recovery Colleges in England: Baseline findings from Recovery Colleges Characterisation and Testing (RECOLLECT) 2. BJPsych Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjb.2026.10220

Henderson C, Kotera Y, Lloyd-Evans B, Jordan G, Gorner M, Salla M, Kalha J, Coventry PA, Bojke L, Hinde S, Slade M (2026) Social inclusion of people with severe mental illness: a review of current practice, evidence and unmet needs, and future directions. World Psychiatry 25(1), 56-82. https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.70031

Da-Silva-Ellimah M, Darko N, Kotera Y, Sayal K, Manning JC. (2026) Exploring and Modifying BarrieRs to enhance ACcess to mental health support for Ethnic minority Children and Young People (CYP) in acute paediatric settings (EMBRACE) in England: A realist review protocol. BMJ Open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-104145

Kotera Y, Chircop J, Golbourn-King LM, Martinez Rives NL, Aledeh M, Taylor E, Harrington T, Kirkman, Beaumont J, Ozaki A (2026). Self-compassion for the mental wellbeing of operating department practitioners. In J Chircop & S Wordsworth. (Eds), Anaesthesia for Operating Department Practitioners: Principles and Practice (1st ed.). Routledge.

Kotera Y, Beaumont J, Colman R, Rushforth A, Asano K. (2026). Introduction to Compassion Focused Therapy. In Y. Kotera, J. Beaumont, R. Colman, A. Rushforth, & K. Asano (Eds.), Compassion-Focused Therapy for Mental Health: International Perspectives−Exploring Cultural Variations in Compassion and Wellbeing. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-12438-8_1

Lazzari C, Kotera Y. (2026). The Impact of Compassion in Multicultural, Multi-faith Communities, and Workplace Environments. In Y. Kotera, J. Beaumont, R. Colman, A. Rushforth, & K. Asano (Eds.), Compassion-Focused Therapy for Mental Health: International Perspectives−Exploring Cultural Variations in Compassion and Wellbeing. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-12438-8_2

Kotera Y, Beaumont J, Colman R, Rushforth A, Asano K. (2026). Future Directions and Recommendations. In Y. Kotera, J. Beaumont, R. Colman, A. Rushforth, & K. Asano (Eds.), Compassion-Focused Therapy for Mental Health: International Perspectives−Exploring Cultural Variations in Compassion and Wellbeing. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-12438-8_10

Kotera, Y. (2026). Preface (Lead Co-Editor). In Y. Kotera, J. Beaumont, R. Colman, A. Rushforth, & K. Asano (Eds.), Compassion-Focused Therapy for Mental Health: International Perspectives−Exploring Cultural Variations in Compassion and Wellbeing. Springer Nature.

Lieu J, Kotera Y. (2026). Using Morita Therapy in the West: Challenges and Opportunities. Social Issues, 4(1), 5-11. https://doi.org/10.30546/SI.2026.04.5014

Ali Y, Kazmi F, Kotera Y. (2025) Professional quality of life and metacognition in Pakistan’s hospital teams: Moderation of socio-cognitive mindfulness. Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 13(4), 14–25. https://doi.org/10.52131/pjhss.2025.v13i4.3032

Martínez-Rives NL, Chaparro PM, Kotera Y. (2025) Interpersonal determinants of suicide risk among young adults: A cross-cultural study. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 16(1), 4; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe16010004

Poudel DB, Yoshioka T, Colman R, Kotera Y. (2025) Validating the Nepalese Short Attitudes Toward Mental Health Problems Scale (N-SATMHPS): A Culturally Sensitive Tool for Assessing Mental Health Stigma. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22(12), 1884; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22121884

Mason S, Kotera Y. (2025). Depression across cultures: A comparison of major depressive disorder in China and the United States. International Journal of Spa & Wellness. https://doi.org/10.1080/24721735.2025.2604963

Rajoo KS, Kotera Y. (2025) Forest Therapy as a Nature-Based Approach to Enhancing Ecosystem Services for Human Wellbeing. Institut Ekosains Borneo (IEB) Bulletin, 1(1), 11-13. http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/121948/1/121948.pdf

Lazzari C, Crawford P, Kotera Y. Mapping Compassion in the General Adult Population: Religious and Secular Compassionate Acts in Social Relationships and Organizational Culture. Frontiers in Public Health. DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1704798

Kotera Y. (2025) Culture as wind: Aligning the direction of mental health interventions with cultural values. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. DOI: 10.1007/s11469-025-01592-1

Jackson J, Rawson B, Colman R, Kotera Y. (2025) Building Resilience and Supporting Emotional Well-Being in Climate Change Education: A Systematic Review of School-Based Climate Change Literacy Programmes for Children. Environmental Education Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2025.2588268

Khan MA, Khudija M, Fatima A, Parveen N, Kotera Y (2025). Impact of Academic Perfectionism on Test Anxiety among University Students in Pakistan through Mediating Role of Avoidance of Academic Coping Strategies. Journal of Psychiatry and Brain Science, 10(6):e250015. https://doi.org/10.20900/jpbs.20250015

Poudel DB, Aledeh M, Parveen N, Ishfaq M, Golbourn LM, Ali Y, Lazzari C, KoteraY. (2025) Compassion in Healthcare: A Narrative Review of Cross-Cultural Perspectives. Journal of Healthcare Leadership. https://doi.org/10.2147/JHL.S555896

Cáceres Videla CE, Kotera Y. ADHD and attachment in care settings: Implications for clinical and wellness practice. International Journal of Spa & Wellness. https://doi.org/10.1080/24721735.2025.2581377

Azama J, Edwards AM, Kotera Y. (2025) Influence of the Techniques of Neurolinguistic Programming on Transformational Leadership in SMEs of Metropolitan Lima. SN Business & Economics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43546-025-00958-w .

Martínez-Rives NL, Chaparro PM, Asano K, Kotera Y. (2025) Understanding suicide in young adults: comparative insights from Spain and Japan through the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide. Social Sciences, 14(10), 616; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14100616

Veasey C, Lieu J, Liu G, Barnes K, Wilkes J, Kotera Y. (2025). The Leadership Wisdom of Yozan Uesugi: Lean Principles, Zen and Ikigai. Socium, 2(3), https://doi.org/10.62476/soc.23187

Nashimoto M, Kaneda Y, Ozaki A, Hara A, Sawano T, Saito H, Murakami M, Kotera Y, Gonda K, Wada M, Tachibana K, Ohtake T, Ohira H, Tsubokura M. (2025). A qualitative study on the impacts of the 2011 triple disaster earthquake on breast cancer patients diagnosed post-disaster. Social Issues, 3(3), 5-19. https://doi.org/10.30546/SI.2025.3.2.4001

Edwards AM, Rives NLM, Kotera Y. (2025). Prenatal stress predicts offspring substance use. Social Issues, 3(3), 20-28. https://doi.org/10.30546/SI.2025.3.2.4004

Price-Forde M, Kotera Y, Kelly M, Taylor E. (2025) Psychological correlates of quality of life in individuals with charcot-marie-tooth-disease. International Journal of Spa & Wellness. https://doi.org/10.1080/24721735.2025.2563938

Kotera Y, Jebara T, Lawrence V, Takhi S, Ronaldson A, Lawrence S, Kellermann V, Kapka A, Bates P, Henderson C, Slade M. (2025) Enhancing cross-cultural applicability in Recovery Colleges: A global Delphi study protocol. PLOS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0332729

Tomiyama K, Clements L, Edwards AM, Colman R, Kotera Y. Action research about psychoeducation for self-efficacy in dance students. International Journal of Spa & Wellness. https://doi.org/10.1080/24721735.2025.2543694

Kotera Y, Newby C, Kuzman MR, Gorwood P, Fiorillo A, Slade M. (2025) Cultural Impacts on Shared Decision-Making: A Cross-European Study of Psychiatrist Preferences in 38 Countries. European Psychiatry. DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2025.10082

Hara A, Otsuki Y, Shimizu K, Murakami M, Kotera Y, Ozaki A, Akutsu T. (2025) Individual Differences in Sensitivity to Everyday Sounds: Developmental, Environmental, and Personality Predictors of Auditory Processing. Cureus 17(7): e88141. doi: 10.7759/cureus.88141

Puschner B, Nakku J, Hiltensperger R, Wolf P, Adler Ben-Dor I, Bugeiga F, Charles A, Gai Meir L, Garber-Epstein P, Goldfarb Y, Grayzman A, Hadas-Grundman S, Haun M, Heuer I, Iboma B, Kalha J, Kamwaga L, Korde P, Kotera Y, Krumm S, Kulkarni A, Kwebiiha E, Kyara J, Lachman M, Mahlke C, Mayer B, Moran G, Mpango R, Mtei R, Müller-Stierlin A, Nanyonga R, Ngakongwa F, Niwemuhwezi J, Nixdorf R, Nugent L, Pathare S, Ramesh M, Ryan G, Schulz G, Wagner M, Waldmann T, Wenzel L, Shamba D, Slade M. (2025) Effectiveness of peer support for people with severe mental health conditions in high-, middle- and low-income countries: multicentre randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Psychiatry, 1–9. doi:10.1192/bjp.2025.10299

Martínez-Rives NL, Chaparro PM, Asano K, Lazcano JA, Goñi-Balentziaga O, Kaneda Y, Hara A, Kotera Y. (2025) Cross-cultural adaptation of the brief form of the Interpersonal Competence Questionnaire (ICQ-15) into Japanese. Societies. 15(7), 179; https://doi.org/10.3390/soc15070179

Dosedlová J, Kandová A, John CE, Michálková Z, Tretina M, Kotera Y. (2025) The Role of Executive Functions, Positive Mental Health, and Dispositional Optimism in Postoperative Adaptation: a Cross-Sectional Analysis in Cardiovascular Disease Patients. SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine, 7, 205. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42399-025-01963-8

Kotera Y, Hara A, Newby C, Miyamoto Y, Ozaki A, Ali Y, Clinton P, Felix S, John C, Inta N, & Slade M. (2025) Development and evaluation of a mental health recovery priority measure for cross-cultural research: Global INSPIRE. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. DOI: 10.1007/s00127-025-02946-9

Suzuki T, Sakata N, Kaneda Y, Ozaki A, Tanimoto T, Miyata Y, Kotera Y, Taylor E. (2025) A qualitative study of Japanese medical students' perspectives on clinical practicum during COVID-19. JMA Journal. https://doi.org/10.31662/jmaj.2025-0087

Ali Y, Kotera Y, Cotterill M, Edwards AM, Palmer S. (2025) Sport Emotions, Anxiety, Task and Ego Orientation in Pakistani Adolescents: Mediating Role of Coaching Athlete Purpose. Future, 3(2), 11; https://doi.org/10.3390/future3020011

Yamamoto A, Komori N, Kotera Y, Miyatake H, Kosaka M, Ozaki A, Tsubokura M, Beniya H. (2025) Challenges and Support Needs for Flood Evacuation of Children with Medical Complexity in Japan: A Qualitative Study. Pediatrics International. https://doi.org/10.1111/ped.70165

Kosaka M, Miyatake H, Hara A, Arita S, Tsunetoshi C, Masunaga H, Kotera Y, Sakamoto R, Nishikawa Y, Ozaki A, Beniya H. (2025) Emergency visits for end-of-life patients receiving physician-led home care in Japan: A retrospective observational study. Medicine 104(20):p e42501, May 16, 2025. | DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000042501

Kotera Y. (2025) Wellbeing Beyond Borders: Cross-Cultural Insights and Forest Bathing. Social Issues, 3(2), 38-43 https://doi.org/10.30546/SI.2025.3.2.038

Takhi S, Ronaldson A, Lawrence V, McPhilbin M, Ingall B, Daryanani R, Simpson J, Jebara T, Lawrence S, Kapka A, Kotera Y, Dunnett D, Hayes D, Stepanian K, Fox Yeo C, Meddings S, Rennisson J, Barrett K, Rowles J, Whitley R, Miyamoto Y, Kroon H, Henderson C, Slade M (2025) The content of Recovery Colleges courses in England: a 71-college document analysis. Frontiers in Psychiatry. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1605498

Tani H, Yamada M, Sugao S, Kotera Y, Uneno Y. Process evaluation of a self-compassion-based online group psychotherapy programme for bereavement-related grief: a thematic analysis of the COMPACT feasibility trial. BMC Palliative Care, 24, 144. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-025-01780-9.

Uneno Y, Tani H, & Kotera Y. (2025). セルフコンパッション [Self-compassion]. In T Akechi, M Asai, N Setou, & H Matsuoka (Eds.), 死別と悲嘆の精神医学 [Psychiatry of bereavement and grief] (pp. 117–121). Kyoto: Nanzando Publishing. Available at: https://www.nanzando.com/products/detail/38261

Kotera, Y., Ronaldson, A., Takhi, S., Felix, S., Namasaba, M., Lawrence, S., Kellermann, V., Kapka, A., Hayes, D., Dunnett, D., Jebara, T., Murakami, M., Bakolis, I., Repper, J., Meddings, S., Stergiopoulos, V., Brophy, L., De Ruysscher, C., Eplov, L., Toernes, C., Narusson, D., Puschner, B., Hiltensperger, R., Miyamoto, Y., Castelein, S., Klevan, T., Moreland Jones, H., Moore, E., Tse, S., Ryan, M., Zuaboni, G., Hanlon, C., Asher, L., Vanderplasschen, W., Ochoa, S., Tolonen, J., Charles, A., Andrade, M., Elton, D., Bates, P., Cooper, J., Grant, J., Henderson, C., & Slade, M. (2025) Cultural influences on fidelity components in Recovery Colleges: A study across 28 countries and territories. General Psychiatry. doi: 10.1136/gpsych-2024-102010

Slade M, Rennick-Egglestone S, Ali Y, Newby C, Yeo C, Roe J, Hui A, Charles A, Hare-Duke L, Paterson L, Gavan SP, Slade E, Kotera Y, Priebe S, Thornicroft G, Keppens J, Elliott RA, Pollock K, Repper J, Robotham D, Franklin D, Walcott R, Harrison J, Pomberth S, Smuk M, Robinson C, Glover T, Ng F, Llewellyn-Beardsley J (2025) Recorded mental health recovery narratives for people with mental health problems and informal carers: the NEON research programme including 3 RCTs, Programme Grants for Applied Research. 13 (9). https://doi.org/10.3310/PPOG2281

Rothwell-Blake GAA, Stavropoulos D, Kotera Y. (2025) Suggesting Internal Family Systems-informed Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing as a Treatment for Personality Structural Dissociation. Discover Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44202-025-00339-2

Patrick OJ, Amodu OK, Sokan-Adeaga AA, Sokan-Adeaga MA, Kotera Y. (2025) Prevalence and Distribution of Plasmodium Falciparum Multidrug Resistant 1 D1246Y Allele Among Children in Ibadan Southwest, Nigeria. Scientific Reports, 15, 9715. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-94668-w

Ingall B-R, McPhilbin M, Lewandowski F, Kotera Y, Jordan G, Slade M, Ng F (2025) Personal explanations for psychosis: A systematic review and thematic synthesis, Schizophrenia Bulletin Open, 6(1), sgaf006, https://doi.org/10.1093/schizbullopen/sgaf006

Martínez-Rives NL, Babu H, Kotera Y, Martin P, Colman RD, Gilmour S. (2025). Epidemiological comparative analysis of suicidal behaviour in Spain and Japan from 2017 to 2022. Healthcare, 13(5), 451; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13050451

Curley K, Hughes R, Kotera Y (2025). Stressful but not unhappy: A review on positive aspects of parenting a child with autism spectrum disorder. Children, 12(1), 107. https://doi.org/10.3390/children12010107

Aledeh M, Sokan-Adeaga A, Adam A, Aledeh S, Kotera Y. (2025) Enhancing the Mental Health and Well-being of Family Caregivers Providing Informal Care in Ghana and Nigeria: A Commentary. Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40737-024-00447-7

Takamatsu K, Ozaki A, Kotera Y, Sawano T, Sonoda Y, Nonaka S, Ito N, Zhao T, Tsubokura M, Kawaguchi H, Shimmura H. (2024) What facilitated the successful evacuations of patients on dialysis after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident? A qualitative analysis of facility staff experiences and perspectives. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2024.105135

Martínez BA, Martin P, Kotera Y. (2025) Psychiatric Comorbidity in Intellectual Developmental Disorders: A Systematic Review. British Journal of Hospital Medicine. DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2024.0686

Panadevo J, Kotera K, Køcks NR, Kring LD, Møller SB. (2024) Personal recovery after mental illness from a cultural perspective: a scoping review. International Journal of Social Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1177/00207640241303026

Ezadi Z, Ramozi M, Barati H, Hosseini M, Hakimi S, Mohammady N, Ozaki A, Kotera Y, Kaneda Y, Ramozi P, Bek B. (2025) Prevalence and Associated Factors of Premenstrual Syndrome Among Female University Students of the Reproductive Age Group in Kabul, Afghanistan: A Cross-Sectional Study. Women's Health Reports, 6(1) https://doi.org/10.1089/whr.2024.0106

Ali Y, Alqurashi R, Asfahani AM, Leonard M, John CE, Kotera Y. Psychological Safety in Saudi Arabian Healthcare: A Scoping Review. The Journal of Medicine, Law & Public Health, 5(2), 590–602. https://doi.org/10.52609/jmlph.v5i2.153

Barati H, Kaneda Y, Ramozi M, Ozaki A, Kotera Y. (2024) Rising From the Rubble: Air Quality Concerns in Post-Earthquake Afghanistan. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2024.156

Slade M, Rennick-Egglestone S, Robinson C, Newby C, Elliott R, Ali Y, Yeo C, Glover T, Gavan S, Paterson L, Pollock K, Priebe S, Thornicroft G, Keppens J, Smuk M, Franklin D, Walcott R, Harrison J, Robotham D, Bradstreet S, Gillard S, Cuijpers P, Farkas M, Ben-Zeev D, Repper J, Kotera Y, Roe J, Llewellyn-Beardsley J, Ng F. (2024) Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of online recorded recovery narratives in improving quality of life for people with psychosis experience (NEON Trial): a pragmatic randomised controlled trial, Lancet Regional Health – Europe. DOI: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2024.101101

Kotera Y, Daryanani R, Skipper O, Simpson J, Takhi S, McPhilbin M, Ingall BR, Namasaba M, Jepps J, Kellermann V, Bhandari D, Ojio Y, Ronaldson A, Guerrero E, Jebara T, Henderson C, Slade M, Vilar-Lluch S. (2025) Applying Critical Discourse Analysis to Cross-Cultural Mental Health Recovery Research. JMIR Formative Research, 9:e64087 doi: 10.2196/64087.

Kotera Y, Martínez-Rives NL, Aledeh M, Colman R, Veasey CM, Harrington T, Komori N, Ozaki A, Griner D, Ali Y, Taylor EC. (2024) Cross-cultural psychology and compassion. Encyclopedia, 4(4), 1509-1519; https://doi.org/10.3390/encyclopedia4040098

Ramozi M, Barati H, Kaneda Y, Ozaki A, Kotera Y. (2024). Herat's Catastrophe: Earthquakes Deepen Afghanistan's Healthcare Crisis. JMA Journal. DOI: 10.31662/jmaj.2024-0002

Kotera, Y., Ronaldson, A., Hayes, D., Hunter-Brown, H., McPhilbin, M., Dunnett, D., Jebara, T., Takhi, S., Masuda, T., Camacho, E., Bakolis, I., Repper, J., Meddings, S., Stergiopoulos, V., Brophy, L., De Ruysscher, C., Okoliyski, M., Kubinová, P., Eplov, L., Toernes, C., Narusson, D., Tinland, A., Puschner, B., Hiltensperger, R., Lucchi, F., Miyamoto, Y., Castelein, S., Borg, M., T, G., Meng, R., Sornchai, C., Tiengtom, K., Farkas, M., Moreland, H., Moore, E., Butler, A., Mpango, R., Tse, S., Kondor, Z., Ryan, M., Zuaboni, G., Elton, D., Grant-Rowles, J., McNaughton, R., Hanlon, C., Harcla, C., Vanderplasschen, W., Arbour, S., Silverstone, D., Bejerholm, U., Ling, C., Ochoa, S., Garcia-Franco, M., Tolonen, J., Yeo, C., Charles, A., Henderson, C., & Slade, M. (2024) How culture impacts recovery intervention: 28-country global study on associations between cultural characteristics and Recovery College fidelity. npj Mental Health Research. DOI: 10.1038/s44184-024-00092-9

Suzuki T, Kotera Y, Ozaki A, Tanimoto T, Bhandari D, Horiuchi S, Tabuchi T. (2024) Non-consensual Sex Among Japanese Women in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Large-Scale Nationwide Survey-Based Study. Cureus. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.70873

Hiltensperger R, Kotera Y, Wolf P, Nixdorf R, Charles A, Farkas M, Grayzman A, Kalha J, Korde P, Mahlke C, Moran G, Mpango R, Mtei R, Ryan G, Shamba D, Wenzel L, Slade M, Puschner B. (2024) Measuring fidelity to manualised peer support for people with severe mental health conditions: development and psychometric evaluation of the UPSIDES Fidelity Scale, BMC Psychiatry, 24, 675. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-024-06081-8

Kotera Y, Colman R, Jackson J, Brooks-Ucheaga M, and Rawson R. (2024). Climate change anxiety among parents of school-aged children in the UK: Experience as a common predictor of cognitive-emotional and functional impairments. International Journal of Spa & Wellness. DOI: 10.1080/24721735.2024.2409466

Kotera Y, Kameo Y, Wilkes J, Jackson J, Beaumont J, Barnes K, Ozaki A, Miyatake H, Bakolis I, Ronaldson A. (2024) Validation of the Japanese version of the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4-J) to screen for depression and anxiety. Discover Mental Health. DOI: 10.1007/s44192-024-00093-2

Quah A, Haughton M, Kotera Y. (2024) Investigating the relationship between nature exposure, nature connectedness and wellbeing in individuals with cancer. International Journal of Spa & Wellness. DOI: 10.1080/24721735.2024.2398313

Ueki S, Kaneda Y, Ozaki A, Kotera Y, Tanimoto T, Omoto Y, Kurosaki K, Yamazaki H, Yoshida T, Mizoue N, Yoshimura H, Hayashi Y, Shimamura Y. (2024) Exploring the Landscape of Home-Based Teleradiology in Japan: A Qualitative Analysis of Radiologists' and Neurosurgeons' Experiences to Elucidate Advantages, Challenges, and Future Directions. SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine. DOI: 10.1007/s42399-024-01722-1

Kotera Y, Martínez-Rives N, Aledeh M, Adam H, Beaumont J, Colman R, Jackson J, Veasey C, King LM, Harrington T, Taylor E, Edwards AM, Rothwell-Blake G, Sokan-Adeaga A, Liu G, Curley K, Cotterill M, Halidu M, Wilkes J, Tofani A, Greaves S, Hughes R, Rushforth A, Kirkman A, Brooks-Ucheaga M, Barnes K. (2024) Developing an independent international research team: Research Ensemble for Advancement in Cross-cultural Healthcare (REACH). OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine, 9(3). DOI: 10.21926/obm.icm.2403048.

Uneno Y, Kotera Y, Kikuchi K, Yamada M, Sugitani M, Terado S, Maehara H, Sakamoto Y, Sugao S, Tani H, Shimizu A, Kubo Y, Fujisawa D, Muto M. (2024). Self-compassion-based online group psychotherapy for bereavement-related grief: The COMPACT feasibility trial. General Hospital Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2024.08.009

Miyatake H, Yoshida M, Kaneda Y, Kotera Y, Murata N, Kosaka M, Yamamoto A, Ozaki A, Beniya H. (2024) Analysis of the Timing of Evacuation and Associated Factors Among Home Health Care Patients During Flooding: A Single-Clinic-Based Mixed Methods Study. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2024.104762

Lieu J, Akutsu T, Takahashi K, Tanimoto T, Sutani S, Kotera Y. (2024) Mental health of preschool teachers in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic. SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine, 6, 87. DOI: 10.1007/s42399-024-01719-w

Kotera Y, Beaumont J, Edwards AM, Cotterill M, Kirkman A, Tofani AC, McPhilbin M, Takhi S, Barnes K, Todowede O, Ingall BR, Asano K, Arimitsu K. (2024) A Narrative Review of Compassion Focused Therapy on Positive Mental Health Outcomes. Behavioral Sciences, 14(8), 643; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14080643.

Hughes R, Curley K, Kotera Y. (2024) Parents’ experiences after their child’s autism diagnosis: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis. Psychiatry International, 5(3), 370-394; https://doi.org/10.3390/psychiatryint5030026

Colman R, Kotera Y. (2024). Addressing the psychological impact of infertility risk arising from breast cancer treatment: Education and self-compassion interventions. International Journal of Population Studies, 1724. https://doi.org/10.36922/ijps.1724.

Kotera Y, Lieu J, Liu HTG, Veasey C, Barnes K. (2024) Organisational and Emotional Psychology Views on Yozan Uesugi’s Leadership. OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine, 9(2), 036. doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2402036.

Hashemy T, Rezaei F, Shrestha R, Hashemy SM, Kotera Y, Kaneda T, Bhandari D, Ozaki A, Amiri GM, Mousavi SH. (2024) Investigation into the Mental Health of Businesswomen in Afghanistan after August 2021. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Analysis. DOI : 10.47191/ijmra/v7-i06-40.

Veasey CM, Lieu J, Aledeh M, Lawson A, Kotera Y. (2024) Japanese martial arts practice is an effective wellbeing strategy in post-COVID: A qualitative appraisal. International Journal of Spa and Wellness, 7(3), 300-319. DOI: 10.1080/24721735.2024.2374525

Kotera, Y., Miyamoto, Y., Vilar-Lluch, S., Aizawa, I., Reilly, O., Miwa, A., Murakami, M., Stergiopoulos, V., Kroon, H., Giles, K., Garner, K., Ronaldson, A., McPhilbin, M., Jebara, T., Takhi, S., Repper, J., Meddings, S., Jepps, J., Simpson, A. J., Kellermann, V., Arakawa, N., Henderson, C., Slade, M., & Eguchi, S. (2024) Cross-cultural comparison of Recovery College implementation between Japan and England: Corpus-based discourse analysis. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-024-01356-3

Jackson J, Rawson R, Colman R, Kotera Y, Brooks-Ucheaga M. (2024) Parenting in a changing climate: the relationship between talking to children aged 5-11 about climate change, family eco-behaviours and climate change anxiety. Global Health Economics and Sustainability, 2(3), 3172. DOI: 10.36922/ghes.3172

Kotera Y, Asano K, Barnes K, Burt K, Liu G, Lieu J, Oshima R, Edwards AM. (2024) Development of the Japanese version of the original and short Work Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation Scale. Japanese Psychological Research. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpr.12551

McPhilbin M, Stepanian K, Yeo C, Elton D, Dunnett D, Jennings H, Hunter-Brown H, Grant-Rowles J, Cooper J, Barrett K, Hamie M, Bates P, McNaughton R, Trickett S, Bishop S, Takhi S, Lawrence S, Kotera Y, Hayes D, Davidson L, Ronaldson A, Jebara T, Hall C, Brophy L, Jepps J, Meddings S, Henderson C, Slade M, Lawrence V. (2024) Investigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on recovery colleges: multi-site qualitative study. BJPsych Open. 2024;10(3):e113. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2024.70

Aledeh S, Sokan-Adeaga AA, Adam H, Aledeh M, Kotera Y. (2024). The Role of the Media and Self-compassion in Enhancing Mental Health and Preventing Suicide Among Nigerian Youth: A Literature Review. Psychology International. 6(2), 618-635; https://doi.org/10.3390/psycholint6020037

Kotera Y, Wilkes J, Colman R. (2025). Self-Compassion and ikigai: Similarities, differences, and implications. In PL Hill & AL Burrow (Eds.), Purpose in Life as Ancient but Nascent: Perspectives from Psychology, Philosophy, and Human Development. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009407427.013

Martínez-Rives NL, Martin P, Kotera Y, Dhungel B, Gilmour S (2024) The Role of Communication and Social Support in Suicidal Behaviour in Adults Aged Between 18-40 Years: A Systematic Review. The European Journal of Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpsy.2024.100266

Halidu M, Kotera Y (2024) Adolescent Social Anxiety, School Satisfaction, Family Emotional Support and School Absenteeism; Findings from Young-HUNT3 and Norwegian National Education Data. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(9), 2547; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13092547

Kotera Y, Ronaldson A, Hayes D, Hunter-Brown H, McPhilbin M, Dunnett D, Jebara T, Takhi S, Masuda T, Camacho E, Bakolis I, Repper J, Meddings S, Stergiopoulos V, Brophy L, De Ruysscher C, Okoliyski M, Kubinová P, Eplov L, Toernes C, Narusson D, Tinland A, Puschner B, Hiltensperger R, Lucchi F, Miyamoto Y, Castelein S, Borg M, Klevan T, Meng R, Sornchai C, Tiengtom K, Farkas M, Jones H, Moore E, Butler A, Mpango R, Tse S, Kondor Z, Ryan M, Zuaboni G, Elton D, Grant-Rowles J, McNaughton R, Harcla C, Vanderplasschen W, Arbour S, Silverstone D, Bejerholm U, Powell C, Ochoa S, Garcia-Franco M, Tolonen J, Yeo C, Charles A, Jepps J, Simpson A, Kellerman V, Todowede O, Asher L, Murakami M, Hopkins L, Jahau N, Arakawa N, Scanferla E, Henderson C, Slade M (2024) Cross-cultural insights from two global mental health studies: self-enhancement and ingroup biases, International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. DOI: 10.1007/s11469-024-01307-y

Hiltensperger R, Ryan G, Adler Ben-Dor I, Charles A, Epple E, Kalha J, Korde P, Kotera Y, Mpango R, Moran G, Mueller-Stierlin A, Nixdorf R, Ramesh M, Shamba D, Slade M, Puschner B, Nakku J. (2024) Implementation of peer support for people with severe mental health conditions in high-, middle- and low-income-countries: a Theory of Change approach. BMC Health Services Research. 24, 480. doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-10990-5

Martínez-Rives NL, Martin P, Dhungel B, Gilmour S, Colman R, Kotera Y. (2024) Suicide interventions in Spain and Japan: a comparative systematic review, Healthcare, 12(7), 792. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12070792

Barnes K, Vione K, Kotera Y. (2024) Effective Leadership Practice among Senior Leaders Working from Home and in the Hybrid Workplace across COVID-19. SN Business & Economics. 4, 55. doi :10.1007/s43546-024-00651-4

Slade E, Rennick-Egglestone S, Ng F, Kotera Y, Llewellyn-Beardsley J, Newby C, Glover T, Keppens J, Slade M. The implementation of recommender systems for mental health recovery narratives: evaluation of usage and performance. JMIR Mental Health. DOI: 10.2196/45754.

Ali Y, Rennick-Egglestone S, Llewellyn-Beardsley J, Ng F, Yeo C, Franklin D, Perez Vallejos E, Ben-Zeev D, Kotera Y, Slade M. (2024) Perception and appropriation of a web-based recovery narratives intervention: qualitative interview study. Frontiers in Digital Health. https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2024.1297935

Nixdorf R, Kotera Y, Baillie D, Epstein P, Hall C, Hiltensperger R, Korde P, Moran G, Mpango R, Nakku J, Puschner B, Ramesh M, Repper J, Shamba D, Slade M, Kalha J, Mahlke C (2024) Development of the UPSIDES global mental health training programme for peer support workers: Perspectives from stakeholders in low, middle and high-income countries, PLOS One.　https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0298315

Murata N, Sagara S, Higashiguchi R, Hori Y, Tan YN, Kotera Y, Akihiko O. (2024) Evaluation of a Problem-Solving Program on Developmental Disorders: A Qualitative Appraisal. Cureus. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.51679

Kishimoto K, Asano K, Colman R, Kameo Y, Aledeh M, Barnes K, Kotera Y. The development of the Japanese version of the Forms of Self-Criticising/Attacking & Self-Reassuring Scale (J-FSCRS): Implications for cross-cultural research on self-criticism and self-reassurance. Mental Health, Religion & Culture. https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2024.2313462

Aledeh M, Sokan-Adeaga AA, Adam H, Aledeh S, Kotera Y. (2024) Suggesting Self-compassion Training in Schools to Stop Cyberbullying: A Narrative Review. Discover Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44202-023-00110-5

Greaves S, Harvey C, Kotera Y. (2023) Exposure to climate change information on affect and pro-environmental behavioural intentions: A randomised controlled trial, Earth, 4(4), 845-858; https://doi.org/10.3390/earth4040045

Ng F, Rennick-Egglestone S, Onwumere J, Newby C, Llewellyn-Beardsley J, Yeo C, Ali Y, Pollock K, Kotera Y, Pombert S, Gavan SP, van der Krieke L, Robotham D, Gillard S, Thornicroft G, Slade M, on behalf of the NEON Study Group. (2023) Pragmatic, feasibility randomised controlled trial of a recorded mental health recovery narrative intervention: Narrative Experiences Online intervention for informal carers (NEON-C). Frontiers in Psychiatry. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1272396

Akhtari-Zavare M, Mohd Sidik S, Kotera Y, Abdul Gani N. (2023) Determinants of depression among university students in Malaysia: A cross-sectional study. Iranian Journal of Health Education and Health Promotion, 11(4), 599-608. http://hehp.modares.ac.ir/article-5-70060-en.html

Kotera Y, Adam H, Kirkman A, Aledeh M, Brooks-Ucheaga M, Todowede O, Rennick-Egglestone S, Jackson JE. (2023) Positive mental health of migrants in the UK during COVID-19: A review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, 22, 7046. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20227046

Hashimoto T, Ozaki A, Nonaka S, Kotera Y, Sawano T, Tsubokura M, Ito K, Oikawa T. (2023) Assessment of Drug Needs and Contributions of Pharmacists in the Aftermath of the 2011 Triple Disaster in Fukushima, Japan: A Combined Analysis. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.104102

Kobayashi N, Ozaki A, Kotera Y, Kaneda Y, Bhandari D, Takamatsu K, Kasai T, Arai M, Takasaki J, Sawano T, Kanemoto Y, Sato H, Tsubokura M, Kurokawa T, Tachibana K, Wada M, Tanimoto T, Ohtake T, Ejiri T, Shimmura H, Kanzaki N. (2024) Long-term Experience on Breast Cancer-related Lymphedema in the Coastal Area of Fukushima, Japan After the 2011 Triple Disaster. In Vivo, 38(1), 272-280. doi: 10.21873/invivo.13435

Jackson J, Rawson R, Colman R, Brooks-Ucheaga M, Kotera Y. (2023) Understanding how children are coping with climate change anxiety by exploring coping strategies and supportive interventions. International Journal of Population Studies. https://doi.org/10.36922/ijps.0850

Kosaka M, Kotera Y, Masunaga H, Bhandari D, Miyatake H, Nishikawa Y, Komori N, Ozaki A, Beniya H. (2023) Emotional impacts of excursions on parents of children with medical complexity. Pediatrics International 65, 1, e15683. https://doi.org/10.1111/ped.15683

Jimoh OF, Kirkman A, Kotera Y, Taylor E. (2023). Stress, coping and job satisfaction in UK academics during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Concurrent Disorders. https://doi.org/10.54127/QKMT7457

Slade M, Rennick-Egglestone S, Elliott RA, Newby C, Robinson C, Gavan SP, Paterson L, Ali Y, Yeo C, Glover T, Pollock K, Callard F, Priebe S, Thornicroft G, Repper J, Keppens J, Smuk M, Franklin D, Walcott R, Harrison J, Smith R, Robotham D, Bradstreet S, Gillard S, Cuijpers P, Farkas M, Ben Zeev D, Davidson L, Kotera Y, Roe J, Ng F, Llewellyn-Beardsley J on behalf of the NEON study group (2024) Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of online recorded recovery narratives in improving quality of life for people with non-psychotic mental health problems: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial. World Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.21176

Todowede O, Lewandowski F, Kotera Y, Ashmore A, Rennick-Egglestone S, Boyd D, Moran S, Ørjasæter KB, Repper J, Robotham D, Rowe M, Katsampa D, Slade M. (2023) Best practice guidelines for citizen science in mental health research: systematic review and evidence synthesis. Frontiers in Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1175311

Kotera Y, Newby C, Charles A, Ng F, Watson E, Davidson L, Nixdorf R, Bradstreet S, Brophy L, Brasier C, Simpson A, Gillard S, Puschner B, Kidd SA, Mahlke C, Sutton AJ, Gary LJ, Smith EA, Ashmore A, Pomberth S, Slade M. (2023). Typology of mental health peer support work components: systematised review and expert consultation. International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-023-01126-7

Kotera Y, Kirkman A, Beaumont J, Komorowska M, Such E, Kaneda Y, Rushworth A. (2023) Self-compassion during the COVID-19 in non-WEIRD countries: A narrative review. Healthcare, 11(14), 2016. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11142016

Hayes D, Hunter-Brown H, Camacho E, McPhilbin M, Elliott R, Ronaldson A, Bakolis I, Repper J, Meddings S, Stergiopoulos V, Brophy L, Miyamoto Y, Castelein S, Klevan T, Elton D, Grant-Rowles J, Kotera Y, Henderson C, Slade M on behalf of the RECOLLECT International Research Consortium (2023) Organisational and student characteristics, fidelity, funding models, and unit costs of recovery colleges in 28 countries: a cross-sectional survey. Lancet Psychiatry, 10, 768–779. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(23)00229-8

Rawson R, Kotera Y, Okere U, Fry T. (2023). Sustainability in practice: a case report of an interdisciplinary online student conference. Interdisciplinary Journal of Student Success. https://cdspress.ca/?p=9710

Kotera Y, Asano K, Jones J, Colman R, Taylor E, Aledeh M, Barnes K, Golbourn LM, Kishimoto K. (2023) The development of the Japanese version of the full and short form of Attitudes Towards Mental Health Problems Scale (J-(S) ATMHPS), Mental Health, Religion & Culture. https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2023.2230908

Kotera Y, Tsuda-McCaie F, Edwards AM, McEwan K. (2024) Forest Bathing: History, Culture, and Thoughts for Clinical Practice and Research. In P Levounis, Y Kaplan (eds.). Nature Therapy. Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Association. https://www.appi.org/Products/Psychotherapy/Nature-Therapy

Cotterill M, Kotera Y. (2023). Making Sense of the Relationship Between Physical Activity and Mental Health: An Ecological View of Physical Activity. International Journal of Spa and Wellness. https://doi.org/10.1080/24721735.2023.2229711

Kotera Y, Edwards AM, Wilkes J, Taylor E, Colman R, Jackson J, Aledeh M, Barnes K, Rushforth A. (2023) Self-compassion and mental well-being among youth. In KKS Chan, ENS Lau, JCK Lee (Eds.) Mindfulness for Child and Adolescent Well-Being: International Perspectives. Routledge Series on Life and Values Education. Milton Park: Routledge. DOI: 10.4324/9781003314882-10https://www.amazon.com/Mindfulness-Child-Adolescent-Well-Being-International/dp/1032324074

Namba M, Kaneda Y, Kotera Y. (2023) Breaking down the stigma: Reviving the HPV vaccination trust in Japan. QJM: An International Journal of Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcad146

Yagisawa M, Tsuda-McCaie F, Arimitsu K, Kotera Y. (2023) Suggestion of an in-house mentoring scheme as a solution to mental health problems of employees in Japan. Current Psychology. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-023-04881-x

Rushforth A, Durk M, Rothwell-Blake G, Kirkman A, Ng F, Kotera Y. (2023). Self-compassion interventions to target secondary traumatic stress in healthcare workers: a systematic review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(12), 6109; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20126109

Golbourn-King LM, Kotera Y (2023). Standards for Structure in Clinical Therapy. In Current and Future Trends in Health and Medical Informatics: Design And Analysis of Health/Medical Records (1st ed., Ser. Studies in Computational Intelligence (SCI), pp. 1–13). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42112-9_9

Lloyd R, Munro J, Evans K, Gaskin-Williams A, Hui A, Pearson M, Slade M, Kotera Y, Day G, Loughlin-Ridley J, Enston C, Rennick-Egglestone S. (2023). Health service improvement using positive patient feedback: systematic scoping review. PLoS One. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275045

Shrestha R, Timalsina S, Shakya R, Shrestha N, Kotera Y, Hashemy T, Ozaki A. (2023) Stress and Coping Mechanism among Students Residing in Private School Hostels. Mental Illness. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/6535583

Doherty L, Lieu J, Edwards AM, Aledeh M, Kotera Y. (2023) Examining the Impact of a Third Culture Kid Upbringing: Well-being, Attachment and Ethnic Identity Strength in Adult Third Culture Kids. Journal of Research in International Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/14752409231189364

Kotera Y, Taylor E, Brooks-Ucheaga M, Edwards AM. (2023) Need for a tool to inform cultural adaptation in mental health interventions. International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development Bulletin. https://issbd.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/JBD_47_3S_Combined-pdf.pdf

Curley K, Kotera Y. (2023). Qualitative investigation into the perception towards compassionate parenting among parents of autistic children: Cross-cultural comparison between the UK and the Netherlands. Healthcare 11(8), 1199; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11081199

Adams L, Martínez-Rives N, Edwards AM, Komorowska MA, Kotera Y. (2023) Communication in dentistry: Application of Neuro-Linguistic Programming to reduce patients’ anxiety. International Journal of Spa & Wellness 6(2) 296-303. https://doi.org/10.1080/24721735.2023.2204545

Hashemy T, Shrestha R, Hashemy SM, Kotera Y, Kaneda Y, Bhandari D, Dulal P, Abeysinghe S, Ozaki A, Mousavi SH. (2023) The Challenges Faced by Women-Owned Companies in Afghanistan under COVID-19 and Taliban. Cogent Social Sciences, 9(1), 2195231. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2023.2195231

Golbourn LM, Coleman R, Uneno Y, Kotera Y. (2023) A Need for Grounded Mental Health Interventions to Reduce Cancer Stigma. SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine. 5(114). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42399-023-01456-6

Carew Tofani A, Taylor E, Pritchard I, Jackson J, Xu A, Kotera Y. (2023) Ethnic minorities experiences of cardiac rehabilitation: A scoping review, Healthcare. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11050757

Kotera Y, Liu G, Colman R, Young H, Ozaki A, Miyatake H, Kosaka M, Tanimoto T. (2023) A longitudinal study of mental health in healthcare workers in Japan during the initial phase of COVID-19 pandemic: Comparison with the general population, Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-04444-0

Kotera Y, Jackson J, Aledeh M, Edwards AM, Veasey C, Barnes K, Komorowska MA, Adam H, Kirkman A. (2023). Cross-cultural perspectives on mental health shame among male workers. Journal of Men's Health. https://doi.org/10.22514/jomh.2023.018

Curley K, Colman R, Rushforth A, Kotera Y. (2023). Stress Reduction Interventions for Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Focused Literature Review. Youth. https://doi.org/10.3390/youth3010017

Colman R, Kirkman A, Jackson J, Golbourn L, Ozaki A, Kotera Y (2023). Breast cancer understanding among university students: A rapid review of cross-country comparisons. Archives of Breast Cancer. https://doi.org/10.32768/abc.2023102114-123

Kotera Y, Jackson JE, Kirkman A, Edwards AM, Colman R, Underhill A, Jackson JG, Baker D, Ozaki, A. (2023) Comparing the mental health of healthcare students: Mental health shame and self-compassion in counselling, occupational therapy, nursing and social work students. International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-023-01018-w

Kotera, Y, Rennick-Egglestone S, Ng F, Llewellyn-Beardsley J, Ali Y, Newby C, Yeo C, Slade E, Bradstreet S, Harrison J, Franklin D, Todowede O, Slade M. (2023) Assessing diversity and inclusivity is the next frontier in mental health recovery narrative research and practice, JMIR Mental Health. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/44601

Sawano T, Senoo Y, Nonaka S, Ozaki A, Nishikawa Y, Hori A, Kotera Y, Murakami M, Zhao T, Tsubokura M. (2022) Mortality risk associated with nuclear disasters depends on the time during and following evacuation of hospitals near nuclear power plants: an observational and qualitative study. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.103514

Kotera Y, Mills D, Taynton K. (2022) In-the-moment video feedback for online counselling students’ role play assessment: A research note. Journal of Concurrent Disorders. DOI: doi.org/10.54127/XGXS5388

Uneno Y, Kotera Y, Fujisawa D, Kataoka Y, Kosugi K, Murata N, Kessoku T, Ozaki A, Miyatake H, Muto M. (2022). Development of a novel COMPAssion focused online psyChoTherapy for bereaved informal caregivers: the COMPACT feasibility trial protocol. BMJ Open. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067187

Kotera Y, Taylor E. (2022). Defining the diagnostic criteria of TKS: Unique culture-bound syndrome or sub-categories of existing conditions? Asian Journal of Psychiatry. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2022.103383

Mayer CH, Vanderheiden E, Kotera Y (2022). Self-compassion, mental health shame and work motivation in German and Japanese employees. International Review of Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540261.2022.2148829

McEwan K, Potter V, Kotera Y, Jackson J, Greaves S (2022). ‘This is what the colour green smells like!’: Urban Forest Bathing improved adolescent nature connection and wellbeing. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192315594

Kaneda Y, Hori A, Kotera Y, Wada M, Sawano T, Kanemoto Y, Kurokawa T, Tsubokura M, Tanimoto T, Ejiri T, Kanzaki N, Ozaki A. (2022) Why only me? A case report of a breast cancer patient with unresolved trauma from a past disaster experience developing a mental disorder. Clinical Case Reports. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6680

Kotera Y, Aledeh M, Rushforth A, Otoo N, Colman R, Taylor E (2022) A shorter form of the Work Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation Scale: Construction and factorial validation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(21), 13864; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192113864

Kotera Y, Maybury S, Liu G, Colman R, Lieu J, Dosedlova J (2022) Mental wellbeing of Czech university students: academic motivation, self-compassion and self-criticism, Healthcare. 10(11), 2135; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10112135

Kotera Y, Aledeh M, Barnes K, Annabel R, Habib A, Riswani R. (2022) Academic motivation of Indonesian university students: Relationship with self-compassion and resilience. Healthcare. 10(10), 2092; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10102092

Kosaka M, Murata N, Kaneda Y, Kotera Y, Sagara S, Masunaga H, Miyatake H, Nishikawa Y, Komori N, Ozaki A, Beniya H. (2022) Challenges when going on excursions with children with medical complexity in Japan. Pediatrics International. https://doi.org/10.1111/ped.15403

Kurokawa T, Ozaki A, Bhandari D, Kotera Y, Sawano T, Kanemoto Y, Kanzaki N, Ejiri T, Saito H, Kaneda Y, Tsubokura M, Tanimoto T, Katanoda K, Tabuchi T. (2022). Association between COVID-19 incidence and postponement or cancellation of elective surgeries in Japan: A cross-sectional web-based survey. BMJ Open. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059886

Kotera Y, Young H, Marybury S, Aledeh M. (2022) Mediation of self-compassion on pathways from stress to psychopathologies among Japanese workers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/19/12423

Kotera Y, Kotera H, Taylor E, Wilkes J, Colman R, Riswani R. (2022) Mental Health of Indonesian University Students: UK Comparison, and Relationship Between Mental Health Shame and Self-Compassion, Stigma and Health. https://doi.org/10.1037/sah0000420

Kuehne J, Lieu J, Kotera Y, Taylor E. (2022). Pets’ impact on people’s well-being in COVID-19: A quantitative study. Journal of Concurrent Disorders. https://doi.org/10.54127/FABB9024

Holm-Hadulla R, Wendler H, Mayer C, Kremer T, Kotera Y, Herpertz S. (2022). Fear, Depression, and Well-Being during the COVID-19 Pandemic in German and South African students: A Cross-Cultural Comparison. Frontiers in Psychology. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.920125

Kotera Y, Llewellyn-Beardsley J, Charles A, Slade M. (2022) Common humanity as an under-acknowledged mechanism for mental health peer support. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. DOI: 10.1007/s11469-022-00916-9

Nachin L, Rasson S, Coriat E, Kotera Y. (2022) Roles and Impacts of the Forest Therapy Guide: Recommendations from Practice. International Journal of Spa & Wellness. https://doi.org/10.1080/24721735.2022.2145418

Kotera Y, Asano K, Kotera H, Ohshima R, Rushforth A. (2022) Mental health of Japanese workers: Amotivation mediates self-compassion on mental health problems, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191710497

Jackson J, Rhodes C, Kotera Y. (2022) Parents attitudes towards conversations with their young children about sex A cross-sectional study, British Journal of Child Health, 3(4). https://doi.org/10.12968/chhe.2022.3.4.183

Kotera Y, Gorchakova V, Maybury S, Edwards AM, Kotera H. (2022) Comparison of academic motivation between business and healthcare students in online learning: A concurrent nested mixed-method study. Healthcare. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10081580

Kotera Y, Taylor E, Wilkes J, Veasey C, Maybury S, Jackson J, Lieu J, Asano K. (2022) Construction and factorial validation of a short version of the Attitudes Towards Mental Health Problems Scale (SATMHPS), Mental Health, Religion & Culture. https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2022.2114441

Yoshida M, Miyatake H, Masunaga H, Kosaka M, Kaneda Y, Kotera Y, Nishikawa, Y, Tsunetoshi C, Yoshida I, Ogawa F, Ozaki A, Beniya, H. (2022). A cross-sectional study on risk of flooding and landslides and their associated perceptions among home health care patients living in Fukui prefecture, Japan. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 1-8. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2022.210

Colman R, Vione K, Kotera Y. (2022). Psychological Risk Factors for Depression in the UK General Population: Derailment, Self-Criticism and Self-Reassurance. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling. https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2022.2110214

Kotera Y, Lieu J, Kirkman A, Barnes K, Liu G, Jackson J, Wilkes J, Riswani R. (2022). Mental wellbeing of Indonesian students: Mean comparison with UK students and relationships with self-compassion and academic engagement. Heatlhcare. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10081439

Kotera Y, Lieu J, Aledeh M. (2022). Ethical challenges of Neuro-Linguistic Programming: Definition, boundary, and unpreparedness for when it doesn’t work. International Journal of Spa & Wellness. https://doi.org/10.1080/24721735.2022.2101741

Kotera, Y., Edwards, A.M., Garip, G., Chircop, J. & Aledeh, M. (2022). Effects of online mental health classes on mental health and stigma: A controlled before-after study with one-month follow-up. SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42399-022-01225-x

Yamamoyo, C., Yamada, C., Onoda, K., Takita, M., Kotera, Y., Hasegawa, A., Oikawa, T. & Tsubokura, M. (2022). Disaster response among hospital nurses dispatched to evacuation centers after the Great East Japan Earthquake: A thematic analysis. BMC Health Services Research. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08231-8

Xu, A., Rawson, R. & Kotera, Y. (2022). Supporting student success in online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: Learning design perspective. Interdisciplinary Journal of Student Success. https://cdspress.ca/?p=7128

Rushforth, A., Kotera, Y. & Kaluzeviciute, G. (2022). Theory paper: Suggesting compassion-based approaches for treating complex post-traumatic stress disorder. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-022-00856-4

Nagae, A., Asano, K. & Kotera, Y. (2022). Moderating effects of striving to avoid inferiority on income and well-being. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.838991

Razjouyan, K., Qaderi, F., Qaderi, P., Shah, A., i Pourhoseinghol, M.A., Ahmadi, A., Lucero-Prisno, D.E., Ozaki, A., Kotera, Y., Shah, J., Negin, F., Qaderi, S. (2022). War experience, daily stressors and mental health among the inter-Taliban generation young adults in Northern Afghanistan: A cross-sectional school-based study. Frontiers in Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.877934

Baker, I., Turner, I. & Kotera, Y. (2022). Role-play games (RPGs) for mental health (Why not?): Roll for initiative. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-022-00832-y

Augustus, P. & Kotera, Y. (2022). Wellbeing for non-academic university staff during COVID-19: A field note from a Wellbeing Promotor’s perspective. Journal of Concurrent Disorders. https://doi.org/10.54127/GNWU7664

Lazzari, C., Kotera, Y. & Rabottini, M. (2022). Should mindfulness-based cognitive therapy be used for psychosis? A systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis. Rivista di Psichiatria 57(5), 203-211. doi 10.1708/3893.38743

Rhodes, C., Kotera, Y. & Lim, H.I. (2023). Identifying strengths in response to social isolation during COVID-19 pandemic among pre-university students in Singapore: A thematic enquiry. British Journal of Guidance & Counselling 51, 6, 899-910.https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2022.2079611

Miyatake, H., Ozaki, A., Kotera, Y., Sakamoto, R., Bhandari, D., Uneno, Y & Beniya, H. (2022). Case report on the legal assurance of Advance Care Planning in collective culture. Clinical Case Report. DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.5759

Kotera, Y., Andrzejewski, D., Dosedlova, J., Taylor, E., Edwards, A.M. & Blackmore, C. (2022). Mental health of Czech university students: Negative mental health attitudes, mental health shame, and self-compassion. Healthcare. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10040676 SCE

Kotera, Y., Tsuda-McCaie, F., Edwards, A.M., Bhandari, D., Williams, D. & Neary, S. (2022). Mental health shame, caregiver identity, and self-compassion in UK education students. Healthcare DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10030584

Murayama, A., Senoo, Y., Harada, K., Kotera, Y., Saito, H., Sawano, T., Suzuki, Y., Tanimoto, T. & Ozaki, A. (2022). Awareness and perceptions among members of a Japanese cancer patient advocacy group concerning the financial relationships between the pharmaceutical industry and physicians. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 19(6), 3478; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063478.

Roien, R., Shrestha, R., Yadav, K., Ozaki, A., Ahmadi, MB., Kaneda, Y., Kotera, Y., Sapkota, B. & Shrestha, S. (2022). An Assessment of adherence to the WHO-delineated Good Manufacturing Practice by the pharmaceutical companies in Kabul, Afghanistan. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12962-022-00348-1

Kotera, Y., Rawson, R., Okere, U., Brooks-Ucheaga, M., Williams, A., Chircop, J., Lyte, G., Spink, R. & Green, P. (2022). Teaching sustainability to online healthcare students: A viewpoint. International Journal of Higher Education and Sustainability. DOI: 10.1504/IJHES.2022.10047188

Papagianni, V. & Kotera, Y. (2022). The beneficial effects of a single hypnotherapy session using parts negotiation for specific phobias. International Journal of Spa and Wellness. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/24721735.2022.2049103

Suzuki, T., Murayama, A., Kotera, Y., Bhandari, D., Senoo, Y., Tani, Y., Harada, K., Kawamoto, A., Sato, S., Sawano, T., Miyata, Y., Tsubokura, M., Tanimoto, T. & Ozaki, A. (2022) Cross-country student perceptions about online medical education during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 19(5), 2840. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052840

Edwards, A.M. & Kotera, Y. (2022). Commentary: Linking mass shootings with mental illness and stigma. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-022-00787-0

Bhandari, D., Ozaki, A., Suzuki,T., Kotera, Y., Shrestha, S., Horiuchi, S., Miyachi, T. & Tabuchi, T. (2022). Physical and verbal abuse amid COVID-19: A nationwide cross-sectional survey in Japan. BMJ Open. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054915

Wilkes, J., Garip, G., Kotera, Y. & Fido, D. (2022). Can ikigai predict anxiety, depression and well-being?. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. DOI: 10.1007/s11469-022-00764-7

Kotera, Y., Ozaki, A., Miyatake, H., Tsunetoshi, C., Nishikawa, Y., Kosaka, M. & Tanimoto, T. (2022). Qualitative investigation into the mental health of healthcare workers in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(1), 568. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19010568 RG

Kotera, Y., Liu, G. H. T., & Chamberlain, K. J. (2021). Not Only Green and Blue: Defining the Potential of Red Nature to Improve Wellbeing. Journal of Ecopsychology, 1, 5, 1-6. https://joe.nationalwellbeingservice.com/volumes/volume-1-2021/volume-1-article-5

Kotera, Y., Harris, A., Raschbauer, J. & Gibson, A. (2021). Falling in a gap in mental health services in the UK: A perspective paper. International Journal of Spa and Wellness. DOI: 10.1080/24721735.2021.2013649. RG.

Kotera, Y., Kaluzeviciute, G. & Bennett-Viliardos, L. (2021). Qualitative investigation into pre-and post-natal experience of parents of triplets. Journal of Child and Family Studies. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-021-02200-1. RG

Lloyd, C., Reid, G. & Kotera, Y. (2021). From whence cometh my help? Psychological distress and help-seeking in the evangelical Christian church. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.744432.

Kotera, Y., Tsuda-McCaie, F., Maughan, G. & Green, P. (2021). Cross-cultural comparison of mental health in social work students between UK and Ireland: Mental health shame and selfcompassion. British Journal of Social Work. DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcab240. RG

Young, H. & Kotera, Y. (2021). Menopause and body image: The protective effect of self-compassion and mediating role of mental distress. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling. DOI: 10.1080/03069885.2021.2009770. RG

Tsuda McCaie, F. & Kotera, Y. (2021). A qualitative meta-synthesis of pregnant people’s experiences of accessing and receiving treatment for opioid use disorder. Drug and Alcohol Review. DOI: 10.1111/dar.13421. RG.

Cotterill, M., Kotera, Y. & Garip, G. (2021). The effect of self-compassion on job burnout and hours worked in employees’ working from home. Journal of Concurrent Disorders DOI: 10.54127/GRNJ6778 RG

Kosaka, M., Miyatake, H., Kotera, Y., Masunaga, H., Arita, S., Tsunetoshi, C., Nishikawa, Y., Ozaki, A. & Beniya, H. (2021). The survival time of end-of-life home care patients in Fukui prefecture, Japan: A retrospective observational study. Medicine, 100(38), e27225. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000027225

Kotera, Y., Kaluzeviciute, G., Lloyd, C., Edwards, A-M. & Ozaki, A. (2021). Qualitative investigation into therapists’ experiences of online therapy: Implications for working clients. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph181910295. RG

Kotera, Y., Chircop, J., Hutchinson, L., Rhodes, C., Green, P., Maxwell-Jones, R., Kaluzeviciute, G. & Garip, G. (2021). Loneliness in online students with disabilities qualitative investigation for experience, understanding and solutions. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education. DOI: 10.1186/s41239-021-00301-x RG

Vione, K.C. & Kotera, Y. (2021). Commentary: Mindfulness-based approaches for COVID-19 mental health in working from home. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-021-00647-3 RG

Kotera, Y., Taylor E., Fido, D., Williams, D. & Tsuda-McCaie, F. (2021). Motivation of UK graduate students in education: Self-compassion moderates pathway from extrinsic motivation to intrinsic motivation. Current Psychology. doi: 10.1007/s12144-021-02301-6 RG UDORA

Kosaka, M. Kotera, Y., Tsuda, K., Takahashi, K., Hamakie, T., Kusumi, K.,, Kami, M. & Tanimoto, T. (2021) Influenza vaccination uptake and attitudes among adult cancer patients in Japan: A web-based questionnaire survey before the 2020/2021 season. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 17(12). DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2021.1977569.

Veasey, C., Phillips, C.F.F. & Kotera, Y. (2021). Japanese martial arts for wellbeing during COVID-19. International Journal of Spa & Wellness. DOI: 10.1080/24721735.2021.1976987 RG

Hiramatsu, Y., Asano, K., Kotera, Y., Endo, A., Shimizu, E. & Matos, M. (2021). Development of the external and internal shame scale: Japanese version. BMC Research Notes, 14(1):297 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-021-05698-2 RG UDORARG

Kotera, Y., Tsuda Mccaie, F., Edwards, A.M., Bhandari, D. & Maughan, G. (2021). Self-compassion in irish social work students: Relationships between resilience, engagement and motivation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18158187. RG UDORA

Kotera, Y., Sheffield, D., Green, P. & Asano, K. (2021). 'Cross-cultural comparison of mental health shame: Negative attitudes, external, internal and reflected shame about mental health in Japanese and UK workers'. In Mayer, C. H., Vanderheiden, E., amd Wong. P. (Eds.). 'Shame 4.0 Investigating an Emotion in Digital Worlds and the Fourth Industrial Revolution'. New York: Springer, pp. 55-71. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-59527-2_3 UDORA RG

Veasey, C., Lawson, A. & Kotera, Y. (2021). Managing strategic accounts with empowerment and management support for co-creation of value. The British Academy of Management. Conference paper for The British Academy of Management Conference 2021. RG

Brooks-Ucheaga, M. & Kotera, Y. (2021). Teaching exposure therapy: ‘Exterminate! Exterminate!’ In K. Vaidya (Ed.), Teach counselling with a sense of humor [Vol.1]: Why (and how to) be a funnier and more effective counselling teacher and laugh all the way to your classroom?. 9. Curious Academic Publishing. ISBN: 978-1-925128-34-5 RG

Lazzari, C., Kotera, Y., Green, P. & Rabottini, M. (2021). Social network analysis of Alzheimer’s teams: A clinical review and applications in psychiatry to explore interprofessional care. Current Alzheimer Research, 18. DOI: 10.2174/1567205018666210701161449. RG

Edwards, A.M. & Kotera, Y. (2021). Policing in a pandemic: A commentary on officer well-being during COVID-19. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11896-021-09469-4RG UDORA

Bhandari, D.... Kotera, Y.... (2021). Prevalence and determinants of self-medication with antibiotics among general population in Afghanistan. Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1080/14787210.2021.1951229.

Miyatake, H., Kosaka, M., Arita, S., Tsunetoshi, C., Masunaga, H., Kotera, Y., Nishikawa, Y., Ozaki, A., Beniya, H. (2021). Video conferencing for home care delivery in Japan: An observational study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. DOI: 10.2196/23539

Clarke, F., Kotera, Y. & McEwan, K. (2021). A qualitative study comparing mindfulness and shinrin-yoku (forest bathing): Practitioners’ perspectives. Sustainability, 13(12), 6761. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13126761RG UDORA

Kotera, Y. & Winson, C. (2021). The Psychology of Working from Home and Returning to the Workplace: Reflection of Interview. Journal of Concurrent Disorders. https://doi.org/10.54127/MCPU8207 RG

Knowles, E., Kotera, Y. & Kaluzeviciute, G. (2021). The psychosocial impact of instagram 10 on female body image: Literature review and proposal. Journal of Concurrent Disorders. https://doi.org/10.54127/HXZU2446 RG UDORA

Lloyd, C. & Kotera, Y. (2021). Mental distress, stigma and help-seeking in the evangelical Christian church: Study protocol. Journal of Concurrent Disorders. https://doi.org/10.54127/KRLF8745 RG.

Kotera, Y., Pope, M., Chircop, J., Kirkman, A., Bennett-Viliardos, L. & Sharaan, S. (2021). Resilience Intervention for Families of Autistic Children: Reviewing the Literature. Journal of Concurrent Disorders. DOI: 10.54127/SWJS6679 RG UDORA

Kotera, Y., Spink, R., Brooks-Ucheaga, M., Green, P., Rawson, R., Rhodes, C., Chircop, J., Williams, A., Okere, U. & Lyte, G. (2021). Teaching healthcare professional students in online learning during COVID-19: Reflection of university lecturers. Journal of Concurrent Disorders. DOI: 10.54127/QLOU9458

Chircop, J.G.E., Sheffield, D. & Kotera, Y. (2021). Systematic review: Self-monitoring of blood glucose in patients with Type 2 Diabetes. Nursing Research. RG

Kotera, Y., Mayer, C.H. & Vanderheiden, E. (2021). Cross-cultural comparison of mental health between German and South African employees: Shame, self-compassion, work engagement and work motivation. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.627851 RG UDORA

Kotera, Y.; Maxwell-Jones, R.; Edwards, AM; Knutton, N. (2021). Burnout in professional psychotherapists: Relationships with self-compassion, work-life balance, and telepressure. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18105308 RG

Kotera, Y. & Fido, D. (2021). Effects of shinrin-yoku retreat on mental health: A pilot study in Fukushima, Japan. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. DOI: 10.1007/s11469-021-00538-7 RG UDORA

Mousavi, S. ... Kotera, Y. ... (2021). Community behavioral and perceived responses in the covid-19 outbreak in afghanistan: A cross-sectional study. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness UDORA doi: 10.1017/dmp.2021.135

Braun, N. & Kotera, Y. (2021). Influence of dance on embodied self-awareness and well-being: An interpretative phenomenological exploration. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health. RG doi: 10.1080/15401383.2021.1924910

Bhandari, D., Kotera, Y., Ozaki, A., Abeysinghe, S., Kosaka, M & Tanimoto, T. (2021). COVID-19: Challenges faced by Nepalese migrants living in Japan. BMC Public Health 21, 752. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10796-8 UDORA RG

Kotera, Y., Lyons, M., Vione, K.C. & Norton, B. (2021). Effect of nature walks on depression and anxiety: A systematic review. Sustainability, 13(7). https://doi.org/10.3390/su13074015 RG

Kotera, Y. & Van Gordon, W. (2021). Effects of self-compassion training on work-related wellbeing: A systematic review. Frontiers in Psychology. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.630798 UDORA

Kotera, Y., Kaluzeviciute, G., Garip, G., McEwan, K., & Chamberlain, K.J. (2021). Health benefits of ikigai: A review of literature. In Y. Kotera & D. Fido (Eds.), Ikigai: Towards a psychological understanding of a life worth living. Concurrent Disorders Society Publishing. RG

Kotera, Y. (2021). Ikigai and existential positive psychology: Recurrence of meaning for wellbeing. International Journal of Existential Positive Psychology, 10(1), 23-24. https://www.meaning.ca/ijepp/international-journal-of-existential-positive-psychology-2/ RG UDORA

Kotera, Y., Dosedlová, J., Andrzejewski, D., Kaluzeviciute, G. & Sakai, M. (2021). From stress to psychopathology: Relationship with self-reassurance and self-criticism. International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction. DOI: 10.1007/s11469-021-00516-z RG

Kotera, Y. (2021). De-stigmatising self-care: Impact of self-care webinar during COVID-19. International Journal of Spa & Wellness. https://doi.org/10.1080/24721735.2021.1892324. RG UDORA

Kotera, Y., Ozaki, A., Miyatake, H., Tsunetoshi, C., Nishikawa, Y. & Tanimoto, T. (2021). Mental health of medical workers in Japan during COVID-19: Relationships with loneliness, hope and self-compassion. Current Psychology. DOI: 10.1007/s12144-021-01514-z RG UDORA

Giri, A., ... Kotera, Y., ... (2021). A narrative review of personnel protective equipment uses in Coronavirus disease-19 and its disposable practices. Japan Medical Association Journal. DOI: 10.31662/jmaj.2020-0120

Kotera, Y., Cockerill, V., Chircop, J., Kaluzeviciute, G. & Dyson, S. (2021). Predicting self-compassion in UK nursing students: Relationships with resilience, engagement, motivation, and mental wellbeing. Nurse Education in Practice. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2021.102989 RG UDORA

McEwan, K., Giles, D., Clarke, F., Kotera, Y. et al. (2021). Pragmatic controlled trial of forest bathing compared with compassionate mind training in the UK: Impacts on self-reported wellbeing and heart rate variability. Sustainability 2021, 13, 1380. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13031380 RG

Kotera, Y., Green, P. & Sheffield, D. (2020). Positive psychology for mental wellbeing of UK therapeutic students: Relationships with engagement, motivation, resilience, and self-compassion. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. 10.1007/s11469-020-00466-y. RG UDORA

Kotera, Y., Cockerill, V., Chircop, J. & Forman, D. (2020). Mental health shame, self-compassion and sleep in UK nursing students: Complete mediation of self-compassion in sleep and mental health. Nursing Open. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.749. RG UDORA

Whorton, C., Kotera, Y. & Brennan, S. (2020). Commentary: A wellbeing champion and the role of self-reflective practice for ICU nurses during COVID-19 and beyond. Nursing in Critical Care. https://doi.org/10.1111/nicc.12563 RG

Aledeh, M. & Kotera, Y. (2020). Research proposal: Qualitative investigation into internet-based interventions for professional dementia caregivers’ wellbeing. Journal of Concurrent Disorders. https://doi.org/10.54127/TBJN6734 RG UDORA

Kotera, Y. (2020). International Counselling Report from the United Kingdom. Japanese Journal of Clinical Psychology, 20(5).

McCaie, F. & Kotera, Y. (2020). The Hero’s Journey: Constructing continuity from discontinuity in millennial career changers’ narratives. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling. doi: 10.1080/03069885.2021.1936450RG UDORA

Kotera, Y., Conway, E. & Green, P. (2020). Construction and factorial validation of a short version of the Academic Motivation Scale (SAMS). British Journal of Guidance and Counselling. https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2021.1903387 RG UDORA

Kotera, Y. (2020). Men’s mental health shame. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, 20(3), 14-16. RG

Sah, R., Pokhrel, N., Fathah, Z., Ozaki, A., Bhandar, D., Kotera, Y. ... Dhama, K. (2020). SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19: Salient facts and strategies to combat ongoing pandemic. Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.22207/JPAM.14.3.04 RG

Kotera, Y., Green, P., Rhodes, C., Williams, A., Chircop, J., Spink, R., Rawson, R. & Okere, U. (2020). Dealing with isolation using online morning huddles for university lecturers during physical distancing by COVID-19: Field notes. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 21(4), 238-244. https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v21i4.4843 RG UDORA

Kotera, Y. & Rhodes, C. (2020). Commentary: Suggesting shinrin-yoku (forest bathing) for treating addiction. Addictive Behaviors. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106556. RG UDORA

Martellucci, C.A., Sah, R., Rabaan, A., Dhama, K., Casalone, C., Arteaga-Livias, K., Sawano, T., Ozaki, A., Bhandari, D., Higuchi, A., Kotera, Y., Fathah, Z., Roy, N., Ateeq, M., Rahman, U., Tanimoto, T. & Rodriguez-Morales, A. (2020). Changes in the spatial distribution of COVID-19 incidence in italy using gis-based maps. Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12941-020-00373-z RG

Kotera, Y. & Vione, K. (2020). Psychological impacts of the new ways of working (nww): A systematic review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(14), 5080; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17145080. RG

Kotera, Y., Richardson, M. & Sheffield, D. (2020). Effects of shinrin-yoku (forest bathing) and nature therapy on mental health: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. DOI: 10.1007/s11469-020-00363-4. RG UDORA

Sah, R., Sigdel, S., Ozaki, A., Kotera, Y., Bhandari, D., Rabaan, A....Dhakal, R. (2020). Impact of COVID-19 on Tourism in Nepal. Journal of Travel Medicine. DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taaa105/5868304. RG UDORA

Kotera, Y., Van Laethem, M. & Ohshima, R. (2020). Cross-cultural comparison of mental health between Japanese and Dutch workers: Relationships with mental health shame, self-compassion, work engagement and motivation. Cross Cultural & Strategic Management. DOI: 10.1108/CCSM-02-2020-0055. RG UDORA

Sawano, T., Kotera, Y., Ozaki, A., Murayama, A., Tanimoto, Y., Sah, R. & Wang, J. (2020). Underestimation of COVID-19 cases in Japan: An analysis of RT- 4 PCR testing for COVID-19 among 47 prefectures in Japan. QJM: An International Journal of Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcaa209 RG UDORA

Kotera, Y. & Sheffield, D. (2020). Revisiting the self-compassion scale-short form: Stronger associations with self-inadequacy and resilience. SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine, 2(6), 761 - 769. doi: 10.1007/s42399-020-00309-w RG UDORA

Kotera, Y., Ting, S.H. & Neary, S. (2020). Mental health of Malaysian university students: UK comparison, and relationship between negative mental health attitudes, self-compassion, and resilience. Higher Education. doi: 10.1007/s10734-020-00547-w. Full-text(全文). RG. UDORA

Rhodes, C. & Kotera, Y. (2020). Study protocol: Psychoeducation on attachment and narcissism as treatment of sex addiction. Journal of Concurrent Disorders. https://doi.org/10.54127/BNVN8800

Green, P. & Kotera, Y. (2020). Study protocol: Randomised control trial of lunchtime walk and nature awareness for UK workers. Journal of Concurrent Disorders.

Hiramatsu, Y., Asano, K., Kotera, Y., Sensui, T., Endo, A., Shimizu, E., Basran, J. & Goss, K. (2020). Development of the Japanese version of the Other as Shamer Scale using Item Response Theory. BMC Research Notes. doi: 10.1186/s13104-020-05027-z

Asano, K., Kotera, Y., Tsuchiya, M., Ishimura, I., Lin, S., Matsumoto, Y. ... Gilbert, P. (2020). The development of the Japanese version of the compassionate engagement and action scales. PLOS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230875.

Conway, E. & Kotera, Y. (2020). Ethical judgement and intent in business school students: The role of the psyche?. International Journal of Ethics Education. doi: 10.1007/s40889-020-00094-z

Kotera, Y. (2019). Building to a head (Interview). Building Engineer. February 2020, 40-45.

Edwards, A.M. & Kotera, Y. (2020). Study protocol: A pilot study investigating mental health in the UK police force. Journal of Concurrent Disorders. DOI: 10.54127/DJAA6164

Asano, K. & Kotera, Y. (2020). A case report of cognitive behavioural therapy for Japanese female patient suffering from migraine. Journal of Concurrent Disorders. RG UDORA Open Access

Kotera, Y. & Maughan, G. (2020). Mental health of Irish students: Self-criticism as a complete mediator in mental health attitudes and caregiver identity. Journal of Concurrent Disorders. https://doi.org/10.54127/BHNM9453

Kotera, Y., Adhikari, P. & Sheffield, D. (2020). Mental health of UK hospitality workers: Shame, self-criticism and self-reassurance. The Service Industries Journal. doi: 10.1080/02642069.2020.1713111 RG UDORA

Edwards, A.M. & Kotera, Y. (2020). Mental health in the UK police force: A qualitative investigation into the stigma with mental illness. International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-019-00214-x RG UDORA

Fido D, Kotera Y, Asano K. (2020) English Translation and Validation of the Ikigai-9 in a UK Sample: Protocol. Journal of Concurrent Disorders, 2(2), 10-15. https://doi.org/10.54127/LTVZ7010

Kotera, Y., Green, P. & Sheffield, D. (2019). Mental health of therapeutic students: Relationships with attitudes, self-criticism, self-compassion, and caregiver identity. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling. doi: 10.1080/03069885.2019.1704683 Full-text (50 copies) UDORA RG

Kotera, Y. & Ting, S.H. (2019). Positive psychology of Malaysian students: Impacts of engagement, motivation, self-compassion and wellbeing on mental health. International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-019-00169-z RG

Kotera, Y., Green, P. & Sheffield, D. (2019). Roles of positive psychology for mental health in UK social work students: Self-compassion as a predictor of better mental health. British Journal of Social Work. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcz149. RG UDORA

Fido, D., Kotera, Y. & Asano, K. (2019). English translation and validation of the Ikigai-9 in a UK sample. International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-019-00150-w RG UDORA

Kotera, Y. & Van Gordon, W. (2019). How Japanese managers use NLP in their daily work. In C., Machado & P. Davim (Eds.) Emotional intelligence and neuro-linguistic programming: New insights for managers and engineers (pp.53-72). Boca Raton: Taylor & Francis. doi: https://doi.org/10.1201/b22180 RG

Robertshaw, R. & Kotera, Y. (2019). Changing attitudes with a MOOC on dementia. European Journal of Open, Distance and E‑Learning. http://www.eurodl.org/?p=current&sp=full&article=802

Lazzari, C., Kotera, Y. & Thomas, H. (2019). Social network analysis of dementia wards in psychiatric hospitals to explore the advancement of personhood in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Current Alzheimer Research. doi: 10.2174/1567205016666190612160955 RG UDORA

Kotera, Y. & Sheffield, D. (2019). NLP for Japanese Workers' Mental Well-Being: Pilot Study. Mental Health Review Journal. doi: 10.1108/MHRJ-09-2018-0030. RG UDORA

Kotera, Y., Green, P. & Sheffield, D. (2019). Work-life balance of UK construction workers: Relationship with mental health. Construction Management and Economics. doi: 10.1080/01446193.2019.1625417. RG UDORA

Kotera, Y. & Sweet, M. (2019). Comparative evaluation of Neuro-Linguistic Programming. British Journal of Guidance & Counselling. doi: 10.1080/03069885.2019.1622075 Full paper: Limited to 50 copies (全文：50部限定) UDORA RG

Kotera, Y., Green, P., & Sheffield, D. (2019). Mental health shame of UK construction workers: Relationship with masculinity, work motivation, and self-compassion. Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 35(2), 135-143. doi: 10.5093/jwop2019a15. RG

Kotera, Y., & Rhodes, C. (2019). Pathways to sex addiction: Relationships with adverse childhood experience, attachment, narcissism, self-compassion and motivation in a gender-balanced sample. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity, 26(1-2), 54-76. doi: 10.1080/10720162.2019.1615585 RG UDORA

Kotera, Y., Cockerill, V., Green, P., Hutchinson, L., Shaw, P., & Bowskill, N. (2019). Towards another kind of borderlessness: Online students with disabilities. Distance Education, 40(2), 170-186. doi: 10.1080/01587919.2019.1600369 Full paper: Limited to 50 copies (全文：50部限定) UDORA RG UoD Link

Kotera, Y. & Van Gordon, W. (2019). Japanese managers’ experiences of Neuro-Linguistic Programming: A qualitative investigation. Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice, 14(3), 174-185. doi: 10.1108/JMHTEP-06-2018-0033 UDORA RG

Van Gordon, W., Dunn, T., Sapthiang, S., Sheffield, D., Shonin, E., Garcia-Campayo, J., & Kotera, Y. (2019). Exploring emptiness and its effects on non-attachment, mystical experiences, and psycho-spiritual wellbeing: A quantitative and qualitative study of advanced meditators. Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing, 15(4), 261-272. doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2018.12.003. UDORA RG

Kotera, Y., Gilbert, P., Asano, K., Ishimura, I. & Sheffield, D. (2018). Self-criticism and self-reassurance as mediators between mental health attitudes and symptoms: Attitudes towards mental health problems in Japanese workers. Asian Journal of Social Psychology, 22(2), 183-192. doi: 10.1111/ajsp.12355 UDORA RG UoD Link日本語での概要

Kotera, Y., Conway, E. & Van Gordon, W. (2019). Ethical judgement in UK business students: Relationship with motivation, self-compassion and mental health. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 17(5), 1132-1146. doi: 10.1007/s11469-018-0034-2 UDORA RG

Kotera, Y., Sheffield, D., & Van Gordon, W. (2019) The applications of neuro-linguistic programming in organisational settings: A systematic review of psychological outcomes. Human Resource Development Quarterly. 30(1), 101-116. doi: 10.1002/hrdq.21334 UDORA RG UoD Internal link

Kotera, Y., Conway, E., & Van Gordon, W. (2019) Mental health of UK university business students: Relationship with shame, motivation and self-compassion. Journal of Education for Business. 94(1), 11-20. doi: 10.1080/08832323.2018.1496898 UDORA RG UoD Link

Kotera, Y., Green, P., & Sheffield, D. (2019) Mental health attitudes, self-criticism, compassion, and role identity among UK social work students. British Journal of Social Work, 49(2), 351–370. doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bcy072 UDORA RG UoD Link

Van Gordon, W., Shonin, E., Diouri, S., Garcia-Campayo, J., Kotera, Y., & Griffiths, M. D. (2018). Ontological Addiction Theory: Attachment to me, mine, and I. Journal of Behavioral Addictions. doi: 10.1556/2006.7.2018.45 UDORA

Kotera, Y., Green, P., & Van Gordon, W. (2018) Mental wellbeing of caring profession students: Relationship with caregiver identity, self-compassion, and intrinsic motivation. Mindfulness and Compassion, 3(2), 7-30. RG UDORA

Kotera, Y., Adhikari, P., & Van Gordon, W. (2018) Motivation types and mental health of UK hospitality workers, International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 16(3), 751–763. doi: 10.1007/s11469-018-9874-z, UDORA

Kotera, Y., Adhikari, P., & Van Gordon, W. (2018) The relationship between work motivation and worker profile in UK hospitality workers, International Journal of Education, Psychology and Counseling, 2(6), 231-243. UDORA

Pates, J., Kotera, Y. & Clancy, D. (2017). Development and Validation of the Inspirational Leaders Survey (ILS), International Journal of Work Innovation, 2(2/3), 172-192. doi: 10.1504/IJWI.2017.10012540. Abstract. UDORA

Kotera, Y., Adhikari, P. & Van Gordon, W. (2017). Relationship between types of work motivation and worker profile in UK hospitality workers. Proceedings of the International Conference on Social Sciences, Humanities and Technology 2017. Kelantan, Malaysia: Global Academic Excellence. ResearchGate UDORA

Asano, K., Tsuchiya, M., Ishimura, I., Lin, S., Matsumoto, Y., Miyata, H., Kotera, Y., Shimizu, E., & Gilbert, P. (2017). The development of fears of compassion scale Japanese version. PLoS ONE, 12(10): e0185574. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185574

Kotera, Y., & Sheffield, D. (2017). Disney strategy for Japanese university students’ career guidance: a mixed methods pilot study, Journal of the National Institute for Career Education and Counselling, 38, 52-61. doi: 10.20856/jnicec.3808 UDORA ResearchGate

Kotera, Y. (2018). A qualitative investigation into the experience of neuro-linguistic programming certification training among Japanese career consultants, British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 46(1), 39-50. doi: 10.1080/03069885.2017.1320781
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エディトリアルワーク Editorial Work
Kotera Y, Jackson J, Garip G, Kirkman A, Matia-Martin P. (2024). Special issue "Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Mental Health Personal Recovery" in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://www.mdpi.com/si/ijerph/5NB9VYVKP1

Kotera Y, Barnes K, Cotterill M, Beaumont J, Aledeh M. (2024) Special issue "Cross-cultural Understanding of Positive Mental Health" in the OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine. https://www.lidsen.com/journals/icm/icm-special-issues/cross-cultural-understanding-positive-mental-health

Kotera, Y. (2022). Special issue "Mental Health of Employees: Shame, Self-Compassion, Work Engagement, and Work Motivation in the Globalized World" in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

Duyar, I., Kotera, Y., Ibrahim, A. & MacFarlane, B. (2021). Speical issue "Leadership, Organizational Stressors, and Employee Work Attitudes in Educational Organizations" in Frontiers in Education.

Kotera, Y. & Taylor, E. (2021). Special issue "Mental Health Matters: From Cross-Cultural Perspectives" in Healthcare.

Fuller, K., Kotera, Y., Ampah-Mensah, A.K., Osanloo, A.F., Elçi, A. & Lima, C.E. (2021). Special issue "International Translation Day: An Educational Perspective" in Frontiers in Education.

Kotera, Y., Mayer, C.H. & Asano, K. (2021). Special issue "Comparing Mental Health Cross-Culturally" in Frontiers in Psychology/Public Health/Psychiatry/Sociology.

研究登録 Research Registry
Kotera Y, Lazzari C, Mitchell K, Abu Omar D, Bandhu Poudel D, Aledeh M, Golbourn-King L, Caceres Videla CE, Felix S, Takyie KM, Lieu J, Halidu M, Carew Tofani A, Adams H, Andruskiene J. (2026) Self-compassion and mental health help-seeking: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PROSPERO 2026 CRD420261411461. Available from https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD420261411461

Lazzari C, Andruskiene J, Garip G, Kotera Y. (2026). The impact of loneliness on university students’ mental health and the moderating role of self-compassion: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. Open Science Framework. https://osf.io/3vf2u/

Lazzari, C.G., Crawford, P., and Kotera, Y., 2026. Mapping Compassion from Others: A Research Protocol on Religious and Secular Compassionate Acts and Their Impact on Well-Being. https://osf.io/n3k48.

Hlaváčková E, Kotera Y. (2026) Illusion of Socialization: Exploring the experiences of social chatbot users Private Project. Open Science Framework. https://osf.io/eys2t/

Ishfaq M, Parveen N, Kotera Y. (2025). Cultural and gender differences in perception of domestic abuse and social support across different cultures: A qualitative systematic review. Open Science Framework. https://osf.io/jk3a6/

Phillips BC, Sheffield D, Colman R, Kotera Y. (2025). Supporting Reproductive Choice: Feasibility of a Compassion-Based Intervention for Women living with Breast Cancer. Open Science Framework. http://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/T2MZW

Kotera Y, Jebara T, Lawrence V, Takhi S, Ronaldson A, Lawrence S, Kellermann V, Kapka A, Bates P, Henderson C, Slade M. (2025) Enhancing cross-cultural applicability in Recovery Colleges: A global Delphi study. Open Science Framework. http://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/CUAES

Alanazi S, Pearson M, Kotera Y. (2025) Cross-cultural communication barriers between nurses and patients in Saudi Arabia: A systematic review of qualitative studies. CRD420251130117. Available from https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD420251130117

Lazzari C, Crawford P, Ashmore A, Kotera Y. (2025) Psychological effects of receiving compassion and its interpretation via secular or religious frameworks: A systematic review and meta-analysis. CRD420251107986. Available from https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD420251107986.

Kotera Y, Antens M, Mulder CL, Castelein S, Miyamoto Y, Rietveld R, Kapka A, Ronaldson A, Takhi S, Jebara T, Murakami M, Elton D, Bates P, Henderson C, Slade M, & Vilar Lluch S. (2025). Cross-cultural studies on the advertisement texts of Recovery Colleges [Data set]. Open Science Framework. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/9F7PV

Clinton P, Adolphs S, Vilar-Lluch S, Kotera Y. (2025) Recovery interventions in Ireland and their alignment with the CHIME framework: A systematic review. PROSPERO https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD420250650826

Altisent SA, Slade M, Kotera Y. (2025) Mental health effects and experiences of self-compassion interventions among people in ethnic minority groups: a systematic review. PROSPERO https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD420250651402

Omar DA, Kirkman A, Mitchell K, Coterill M, Garip G, Kotera Y. (2025) Perceptions of Dyslexia as Neurodivergence or Impairment and Their Impact on Student Mental Health: A Qualitative Systematic Review Across Educational and Cultural Contexts. PROSPERO https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD420250645939

Martínez Rives NL, Kotera Y, Martín P, Asano K. (2025) Understanding suicide in young adults: comparative insights from Spain and Japan through the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide. Open Science Framework. https://osf.io/d7yrg

Martínez-Rives NL, Martín P, Dhungel B, Gilmour S, Colman RD, Kotera Y. (2024) Suicide interventions in Spain and Japan: a comparative systematic review. protocols.io https://protocols.io/view/suicide-interventions-in-spain-and-japan-a-compara-c9fmz3k6

Rushforth A, Kotera Y, Durk M, Rothwell-Blake GAA, Kirkman A, Ng F. (2024) Self-compassion interventions to target secondary traumatic stress in healthcare workers: A systematic review. PROSPERO https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD42022359192

Ingall BR, Lewandowski F, Kotera Y, Jordan G, Slade M, Ng F. (2024) How people make meaning from their experiences of psychosis: a systematic review and thematic synthesis. PROSPERO https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD42023421125

John CE, Kotera Y, Edgley A, Slade M. (2024) Experience of homeless women with mental health issues in low and middle-income countries: systematic review. PROSPERO https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD42022349242

Moe CF, Ørjasæter KB, Karlstad J, Dahl-Hegge T, Todowede O, Kotera Y, Gandevani SB. (2024) Community interventions for preventing mental health problems of adolescents and young adults: a mixed studies systematic review. PROSPERO https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD42023388706

Jackson J, Rawson B, Brooks-Ucheaga M, Colman R, Ogunbode C, Kotera Y. (2024). Considering resilience and emotional well-being in school-based climate change education. PROSPERO 2024 https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD42024571026

Jackson J, Moreton J, Kirkman A, Harrington T, Aledeh M, Kotera Y. (2024) Social media for mental health promotion in young people – A systematic literature review. PROSPERO https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD42024580003

Khanzada M, ... Kotera Y, ... Todowede O. (2024) Systematic review of social capital interventions targeted at mental health and well-being outcomes of ethnic and racial minority populations in Global North countries. PROSPERO https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD42024506284

Wilkes J, Rawson B, Kotera Y. (2022) A systematic review exploring the impact of nature therapy on prisoner mental health and reoffending rates. PROSPERO https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD42022381300

Golbourn-King L, Kotera Y, Barnes K, Beaumont J, Colman R, Boland J. (2022) Would Measuring The Effects of Green and Blue Space Exposure on Mental Health Benefit From a Standardised Approach: A Systematic Review. PROSPERO https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD42022385484

Todowede O, ... Kotera Y,... Slade M. (2022) A systematic review of citizen science as a novel approach to mental health research: qualitative evidence synthesis. PROSPERO https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD42022316042

Cameron C, Kotera Y, Fido D. (2022). Sex Addiction and Narcissism. Open Science Framework. https://osf.io/hx3jy/

Kotera Y, Newby C, Charles A, Ingall BR ... Slade M. (2022) One-to-one peer support work in mental health services: systematic review and component network meta-analysis. PROSPERO https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD42022355291

Kotera Y, Sheffield D, Richardson M. (2019) Effects of shinrin yoku (forest bathing) and nature therapy on mental health: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PROSPERO https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD42019157829

Chircop J, Sheffield D, Kotera Y. (2019) Structured self-monitoring of blood glucose in non-insulin treated type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. PROSPERO https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD42019157463

学術論文査読 Reviewer Work
Personnel Review, British Journal of Guidance and Counselling (4), British Journal of Social Work, International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction (7), Journal of Adolescence, Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. European Journal of Higher Education. BMJ Open (3). Frontiers Psychology (6) (article). International Journal of Hospitality Management. Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health. Higher Education (2), Journal of Concurrent Disorders (7), Self and Identity (2), BMC Psychiatry (2), Appetite, PLOS ONE (2), Frontiers Psychiatry (3), International Journal of Spa and Wellness (4), Mental Health Review Journal, Current Psychology (9), Cogent Engineering, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal of Happiness Studies, The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Journal of Ecopsychology, Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology, Nurse Education in Practice, Cross Cultural & Strategic Management , Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Public Health, Journal of Child and Family Studies, Journal of Psychiatric Research, Japanese Psychological Research, Schizophrenia Research, BMC Psychology, Mindfulness, Leisure Sciences, Harvard Review of Psychiatry, Mental Health, Religion & Culture, BMJ Mental Health, BMJ Connections Mental Health, The Lancet Psychiatry, The Lancet Planetary Health, The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia

書籍企画書査読 Reviewer Work for book proposals
"The Psychology of Criticism" from Routledge

研究費査読
Grant application review about self-compassion and mental well-being for Velux Stiftung, a Swiss science-funding foundation. Review feedback submitted on 13.11.23.

論文査読者
External assessor for a Master’s thesis in Clinical Psychology, University of Newcastle, Australia about mental health shame and occupational prestige. Examiner report submitted on 28.11.23.

テレビ　TV

The Agenda on CGTN Europe about psychology of working from home. CGTNヨーロッパの「アジェンダ」という番組で、在宅勤務の心理学について。

研究費　Fundings

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) (Project: Japanese Advance Care Planning Model for Patient–Family Value Discrepancies), £23,500, April 2026 - March 2030

Stiftung Innovation in der Hochschullehre, UGo! Ulm University Global Teaching Lab (Project: Recovery Across International Contexts: A Global Mental Health Teaching Lab (RAIC)), £14,500, May–Dec 2026

Institute of Mental Health (Project: Comparing the impact of the NEON Intervention on self-compassion between people in ethnic minority groups and people from the white majority group), £80,000. October 2024-September 2027.

Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Project: Potential impact of in utero exposure to e-cigarette smoking on behaviors and neuronal mechanisms), £70,000. June 2024-June 2026.

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (Project: Self-compassion for parents of children with medical needs), £24,778. April 2024-March 2028.

The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation (Project: Development of a new standardised scale for UK-Japan comparison of mental health personal recovery), £6,000, Jan-Nov 2024

Sasakawa Health Foundation (Project: Advance Care Planning for terminal cancer patients by homecare nurses), 600,000JPY (£3,800). June 2022-Feb 2023.

Sasakawa Health Foundation (Project: Local health system for well-being in cancer patients in Fukushima), 950,000JPY (£6,000). June 2022-May 2024.

Japanese Society for Palliative Medicine (Project: Self-compassion for bereaved family members of cancer patients), 925,000JPY (£5,800). October 2021-September 2024.

Tohoku University, School of Medicine (Project: Evaluation of relationship between self-compassion, mental health and grief in bereaved family members of cancer patients), Project Costs. January 2021-December 2023.

Yuumi Memorial Foundation (Project: Emergency treatment for patients receiving home care), 638,000JPY (£4,000). August 2020-July 2022.

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (Project: Development of a group Compassion Focused Therapy programme for depression), 17,160,000JPY (£110,000). May 2019-April 2024.

University of Derby, Research Excellence Framework Funding (Project: Cross-cultural comparisons of mental health), £21,618. March 2020-May 2018.

アドバイザリーボード　Advisory Board

FORTE: Center for mental health and recovery across the lifespan for people with serious mental illness [Centrum för psykisk hälsa och återhämtning under hela livsloppet för personer med allvarlig psykisk sjukdom], £3,641,750. Feb 2026-Jan 2032

博士論文および口頭試問の審査員　Doctoral thesis and viva examiner

University of Surrey. June 2026.
Hong Kong Polytechnic University. May 2026
Hazara University. December 2025
Education University of Hong Kong. December 2025.
University of Nottingham. November 2025.
Middlesex University. February 2025.
University of Surrey. October 2024.
University of Hong Kong. October 2024.
Middlesex University. February 2022.
University of Lahore. April 2021.

コンサルティング Consultation

Fika. January-April 2020. メンタルヘルスアプリ開発会社。メンタルヘルスの専門家として。An app development firm. Consulting as an expert in mental health.

Kotera Y. (2026). Cross-cultural comparison of mental health interventions: UK psychological support and implications for Japan. Invited online lecture, Japanese Association of Certified Public Psychologists, Japan, 12.7.2026.

Kotera Y, Vilar-Lluch S, Henderson C, Slade M. (2026) Advancing cross-cultural applicability of recovery college mechanisms and tools. European Network for Mental Health Service Evaluation (ENMESH) Conference, Sofia, Bulgaria, 17–19.6.2026.

Altisent SA, Slade M, Kotera, Y. (2026). Mental health effects and experiences of self-compassion interventions with people who are ethnically minoritised: a systematic review. European Network for Mental Health Service Evaluation (ENMESH) Conference, Sofia, Bulgaria, 17–19.6.2026.

Atsutomi A, Ozaki A, Nashimoto M, Kaneda Y, Hara A, Sawano T, Saito H, Murakami M, Kotera Y, Gonda K, Wada M, Tachibana W, Otake T, Ohira H, & Tsubokura M. (2026). Healthcare access and treatment experiences among patients diagnosed with breast cancer after the Great East Japan Earthquake: A qualitative study in the coastal area of Fukushima Prefecture [Poster presentation]. The 34th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Breast Cancer Society, Kyoto International Conference Center, Kyoto, Japan. 25–27.6.2026

Shahhuseynbayova N, Bunyatova A, Mustafayev M, Kotera Y. (2026) Validation of the Azerbaijani Attitudes Towards Mental Health Problems Scale (ATMHPS-AZ) in University Students. 1st International Scientific Conference around Upbringing and Education by Academy of Applied Sciences of National Economy in Kutno, Poland (online). 28.5.2026

Kotera Y (2026) Cultural Pathways to Recovery: How Community and Nature Support Mental Health. Celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Department of Psychology, Masaryk University. 16.4.26.

Kotera Y (2026) Mental Health Across Cultures: Recovery Through Community and Nature. World Class Research Seminar Series at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, online. 18.3.26

Ozaki A, Nashimoto M, Kaneda Y, Hara A, Sawano T, Saito H, Murakami M, Kotera Y, Gonda K, Wada M, Tachibana W, Ohtake T, Ohira H, & Tsubokura M. (2026). Medical access and treatment experiences of patients diagnosed with breast cancer after the Great East Japan Earthquake: A qualitative study in the coastal area of Fukushima Prefecture. The 23rd Japanese Breast Cancer Society−Tohoku Branch Conference. 7 March 2026. https://jbcs23-tohoku.com/

Kotera Y. (2026) Nature as Relationship: Evidence, Meaning, and Mental Health. Buckinghamshire New University. 3 March 2026.

Sakai M, Nagai Y, Kotera Y. (2026). Japan-UK Dialogue: Understanding Hikikomori through Lived Experience & Research. Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford. 27 February 2026.

Komori N, Ban K, Kotera Y, Ozaki A (2026) The challenges of providing respite care for children requiring medical care at Japanese visiting nursing stations. The 29th East Asian Forum of Nursing Scholars [Poster], 26-28 February 2026, Singapore. https://eafons2026.sg/

Raza M, Ali Y, Ozaki A, Kotera Y. (2026). General Surgeons as First Responders to Duodenal Trauma from War in Pakistan’s Military Hospital. Symposium at the 126th Annual Congress of the Japan Surgical Society, Hokkaido, Japan. 23-25 April 2026.

Lazzari, C., Crawford, P., & Kotera, Y. (2026). Compassion from Others and Organisational Mental Health: Ethical Interpretations through Religious and Secular Frameworks. Poster at the 34th European Congress of Psychiatry [Poster], 31 March 2026, Prague, Czech Republic.

Lazzari, C., Crawford, P., & Kotera, Y. (2026). The Impact of Compassion from Others on Organisational Mental Health and Corporate Relations. Poster at the 34th European Congress of Psychiatry [Poster], 31 March 2026, Prague, Czech Republic.

Lazzari, C., Crawford, P., & Kotera, Y. (2026). Compassion from Others and Social Psychiatry: The Impact of Religious and Secular Frameworks of Interpretation. Poster at the 34th European Congress of Psychiatry [Poster], 31 March 2026, Prague, Czech Republic.

Kotera Y. (2025). Mental strategies and writing skills for publishing in international journals. Japan Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Japan. 19.12.2025. Webinar https://japmhn.jp/a/3081

Kotera Y. (2025) Mental Health Across Cultures: Recovery Through Community and Nature. Esports Clinical Medicine Group, Gunma University, Japan. 17.11.25

Kotera Y. (2025). Culture and Recovery Colleges: Research Findings and Applications to Brazil at the Congress on Mental Health in Brazil. 29.10.25. Keynote. https://www.ecsm15.eventos.dype.com.br/site/capa Link to video

Kotera Y. (2025). Practical methods for beginners to keep publishing papers in English [論文初心者がいかに英語論文を量産するか]. Sogensha, Japan. 17.10.2025. Webinar https://sogensha-eigoronbun2.peatix.com/

Kotera Y. (2025). Producing academic papers from clinical practice [臨床現場からいかに英語論文を創出するか]. Sogensha, Japan. 10.10.2025. Webinar https://sogensha-eigoronbun1.peatix.com/

Kotera Y. (2025) How culture shapes Recovery Colleges: Lessons from 28 countries. The 7th Refocus on Recovery Conference. Nottingham, UK. 4-5.9.2025. Plenary talk. https://www.researchintorecovery.com/speakers-refocus-on-recovery-2025/

Kotera Y (2025). Challenges and future directions in developing mental health services rooted in Japanese culture, Clinical Psychology iNEXT, Tokyo, Japan. 6.6.2025. Online Invited Talk. https://note.com/inext/n/n110aff958a6b

Kotera Y. (2025) What Recovery Means Around the World: Culture, Community and Nature. The 2nd International Conference on Social Work & Social Research. Azerbaijan University. Azerbaijan, Baku, 23-24.5.25. Keynote speech. https://au.edu.az/en/conferences/2nd-international-conference-on-social-work-social-research

Kotera Y. (2025). Publication Training for PGR Students. School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham. Online, 7.5.25. Invited.

Kotera Y. (2025). Strategies for Publishing Mental Health Research in International Journals. Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo. Online, 9.5.25. Invited talk.

Kotera Y. (2025) Mental health recovery across cultures: What it means to live a fulfilling life. Department of Psychology at the Faculty of Arts at Masaryk University. 2.4.25. Invited talk. Recording: https://medial.phil.muni.cz/Player/i92g67fH

Kotera Y. (2025). Cross-cultural research on Recovery Colleges. Erasmus+ Collaborative and Reflective Environments (CaRE) Group, the Netherlands. 29.1.25. Online invited talk.

Kotera Y (2025) CROWN: Cross-Cultural Wellness−Feeling well across cultures. Morone Research Group, MRC Toxicology Unit, University of Cambridge, 17.1.25. Invited talk.

Kotera Y. (2025). Writing research articles in mental health: Tips and mental strategies on how to keep publishing in international journals. Medical Governance Research Institution, Japan. 6.1.25. Online invited talk.

Kotera Y (2024). CROWN: Cross-Cultural Wellness−Feeling well across cultures. The 1st International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research in Social Sciences, The Government Sadiq College Women University, Pakistan, 18-20.12.24. Keynote (online).

Kotera Y (2024). Cross-Cultural Wellness: Feeling well across cultures. The 3rd International Conference on Mental Health and Psychotherapies, Hazara University-Mansehra, Pakistan, 19-20.9.24. Keynote.

Kotera Y (2024). Publication Training for PostGraduate Research Students. School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, 12.9.24.

Kotera Y, Fido D, Kemp N. (2024) The Ikigai-9 Webinar. Ikigai Tribe, 10.9.24. Invited Workshop. https://ikigaitribe.com/ikigai-webinar/

Kotera Y (2024) Ikigai (生きがい). Possible? Desirable? Mizuho India Japan Study Centre, 28.6.24. Invited Talk. https://www.youtube.com/live/UYKnlZALrRU?t=775s

Kotera Y (2024) How forest bathing helps mental health. Wellbeing and Forests Day [Jornada Bienestar y Bosques], BiBos, 13.6.24. Invited Talk.

Kotera Y (2024) Research on recovery colleges. Recovery College Network meeting, Recovery College Network, 13.6.24. Invited Talk.

Kotera Y (2024). Self-compassion for staff wellbeing, Association of Clinical Psychologists UK, Staff health & Wellbeing Network, 6.6.24. Invited Talk.

Muto M, Uneno Y, Tani H, Akechi T, Kikuchi K, Kawase K, Kotera Y, Ooka T, Uya T. (2023). COMPAssion focused online psyChoTherapy for bereaved informal caregivers: the COMPACT feasibility trial at the 2021 Research Grant Programme of the Japanese Society for Palliative Medicine, Kyoto University on 15.12.23

Tani H, Yamada M, Sugao S, Kotera Y, Uneno Y. (2023). Qualitative study of experiences of self-compassion online psychotherapy for bereavement family members. The 20th Japanese Association of Qualitative Psychology at the Osaka Ibaraki Campus, Ritsumeikan University. 5.11.23. https://www.jaqp2023.jp/

Kotera Y. (2023). Discussant for “Bhagat Ki Bhomika (Role of Shaman): An Indigenous Healing System of The Balmiki Caste” by Krishan Kumar at the conference of Countercurrents: Pasts Present in the Future. SOAS University of London, 14 September 2023.

Kotera Y (2023) Cross-culture and inclusivity in distance education. Debate Cycle at the University of Porto. 27 June 2023. [keynote]

Rennick-Egglestone S, Ng F, Llewellyn-Beardsley J, Ali Y, Kotera Y, Slade M. The impact of narratives describing mental health recovery. International Health Humanities conference, 21-23 September 2023, Derby, UK.

Kotera Y. (2023). Cultures and how we feel well: Making a global map of mental health personal recovery. The 12th Annual Mental Health Symposium “Self-Identity and Mental Health”, 12 May 2023 in Second Life. Hosted by Virtual Ability, Inc.: Aurora, CO. [Keynote].

Mangat A, Passmore HA, Rawson B, Brooks-Ucheaga M, Okere U, Kotera Y. (2023). Environmental studies programs: A hit to happiness. The 8th International Positive Psychology Association World Congress on Positive Psychology in Vancouver, Canada, 20-23 July, 2023. The International Positive Psychology Association [Poster presentation].

Kotera Y. (2023). Research updates and a global index for mental health personal recovery. Tanimoto Seminar, Tokyo/Online, 20 March 2023. Medical Governance Research Institute [Invited talk].

Todowede O, Lewandowski F, Kotera Y, Rennick-Egglestone S, Slade M. (2023) How best can we use citizen science approach in mental health research? C*Sci 2023 conference, Arizona State University campus in Tempe, Arizona, United State of America. 22 – 26 May 2023

Kotera Y. (2023) Ikigai and mental health and cultures. The 1st Ikigai Summit, Online (17 February 2023). Invited talk.

Kotera Y. (2022). Evaluating relationship between cultures and mental health. The 4th World Mental Health Congress, Online (December 12-13, 2022). Keynote Speech.

Nagae A, Asano K & Kotera Y. (2022). Development of the Japanese version of the Striving to Avoid Inferiority Scale. Poster at The 22nd Annual Convention of the Japanese Association for Cognitive Therapy on November 11, 2022 by The Japanese Association for Cognitive Therapy.

Kobayashi N, Ozaki A, Kotera Y, Yudai K, Bhandari D, Takamatsu K, Kasai T, Arai M, Takazaki N, Saito H, Sawano T, Kanemoto Y, Sato H, Tsubokura M, Kurokawa T, Tachibana K, Wada M, Tanimoto T, Otake T, Ejiri Y, Nimura H and Kanzaki N. (2022). A qualitative investigation on lymphedema in breast cancer patients in the community hospital in Japan after Great East Japan earthquake at the Fukushima Breast Cancer Research Conference on 29.10.2022 in Koriyama by Taiho Pharmaceutical.

Wharton, C., Lyte, G., Cotter, I. & Kotera, Y. (2022). The PNA Supporting the Core Conditions of Workplace Well-being and the Personal Practice Model for ICU nurses. The 37th British Association of Critical Care Nurses Annual Conference / The 1st British Association of Critical Care Nurses and the Irish Association of Critical Care Nurses Joint Conference, Belfast. 17th October 2022.

Kotera Y. (2022) Creating a World Index of Mental Health Personal Recovery, Mental health research discussion with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University at the Institute of Mental Health, the University of Nottingham (8th August 2022).

Matsumoto, Y., Kataoka, H., Kanno, Y., Kotera, Y., Uneno, Y. & Okisaki, A. (2022). Discussion on innovation in palliative care for cancer patients and their family carers. (Kotera on self-compassion for mental health). The 27th Japanese Medicine for Palliative Medicine, Kobe, Japan (1st and 2nd July 2022).

Kotera, Y. (2022). Mental Health in Collective, Success-Driven Japan and Individualistic, Quality-Oriented Netherlands. The 14th International Conference for the European Network for Mental Health Service Evaluation (ENMESH2022). 27-29 June 2022. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.28745.42086

Kotera, Y. (2022). Forest bathing and mental health: Possibility for addiction treatment. The Association for the Treatment of Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity Annual Conference 2022, Online (February 12, 2022). Invited Speech

Kotera, Y. (2022). Self-compassion for Japanese medical workers. Tetsuyu Healthcare Holdings, Research Center, Online (January 27, 2022). Invited Speech

Kotera, Y. (2021). Self-compassion for parents, LLLWeek 2021: Wellbeing and Media Literacy for Parents and Families, Online (December 1st, 2021).

Kotera, Y. (2021). Introduction to Basic Counselling Skills, Community Chesterfield, Online (November 4th, 2021) Kotera, Y. (2021). Self-care for mental health, The 21 Century Skills for Personal and Professional Life event organised by Rajiv Gandhi University, Online (August 25th, 2021). DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.22850.71362.

Kotera, Y. (2021). Self-compassion at work: Review and cross-culture, The 85th Annual Convention for the Japanese Psychological Association, Online (September 1-8, 2021). DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.36222.92488. Followed by a symposium. Recorded.

Kotera, Y. (2021). Tips for completing PhD while work and family, The East Midlands Doctoral Network event, Online (June 12, 2021). Keynote Speech. RG

Kotera, Y. (2021). Self-compassion in the workplace. The 17th World Congress on Healthcare & Technologies, Online (April 26-27, 2021). Keynote Speech. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.15643.18729

Kotera, Y. & Green, P. (2021). Self-care: Work and wellbeing, Online (February 3, 2021). Shropshire Council.

Kotera, Y. (2020). Effects of shinrin-yoku (forest bathing) on mental health. International Forest Therapy Days, Parkano in Finland and Online (September 26, 2020). DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.11540.32640. Invited Speech.

Kotera, Y. & Green, P. (2020). Self-care: Introducing the mental health toolkit-Wellbeing and work, Online (August 4, 2020). British Association for Social Workers. https://www.basw.co.uk/events/derbyshire-nottinghamshire-branch-partnership-university-derby

Kotera, Y. (2020). Mental health of Japanese healthcare workers during COVID19. Global Virtual Summit on COVID-19, Online (August 1, 2020). Keynote Presentation. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.24492.08322

Kotera, Y. (2020). Positive psychology for mental health in UK social work students. The 37th International Conference on Psychiatry & Psychosomatic Medicine, London (online) (June 17, 2020). Keynote Speech

Kotera, Y. & Green, P. (2020). Self-care for workers. Derbyshire Voluntary Action, Derby (June 16, 2020).

Kotera, Y. & Green, P. (2020). Self-care for workers. Mental health toolkit - University of Derby, Derby (May 19, 2020). DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.20521.83041

Rhodes, C. & Kotera, Y. (2020). Understanding the pathways to sex addiction and compulsivity and the implications for treatment and recovery. The Association for the Treatment of Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity Annual Conference 2020, London (February 8, 2020). Keynote Speech

Kotera, Y. (2019). Self-care and factfulness for your mental health. Taisho University, Tokyo (September 14, 2019).
Kotera, Y. (2019). How nature heals us: Effects of Shinrin-yoku on mind and body. Taisho University, Tokyo (August 9, 2019).

Kotera, Y., Green, P., & Cooper, M. (2019). Mental health research findings, Highways England (July 11, 2019).

Kotera, Y. (2019). Leading Pedagogic Practice through Research (discussion panel), University of Derby Online Learning Summit 2019, University of Derby (April 9, 2019).

Kotera, Y. & Green, P. (2019). You are a caregiver, but do you care for yourself?, British Association of Social Work (April 2, 2019).

Kotera, Y. & Green, P. (2019). You are a caregiver, but do you care for yourself?, British Association of Social Work (March 14, 2019).

Kotera, Y. (2019). Pedagogic Research Online at the Derby Excellence in Learning, Teaching, and Assessment: Pedagogic Research, Innovation and Scholarship for Impact Launch Event, University of Derby (January 21, 2019).

Kotera, Y. (2018). NLP application: Education and training at the Defence College of Health Education and Training, Annual Christmas Lecture 2018 (December 10, 2018). doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.15202.38087

Kotera, Y., Cockerill, V., Green, P., Hutchinson, L., & Shaw, P. (2018). Towards another level of borderlessness: Qualitative investigation into online learning experience of students with disabilities at the International Perspectives in Education Conference 2018, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and Homo'poly (October 12-13, 2018).

Kotera, Y., Mills, D., & Taynton, K. (2018). Danger of written feedback: In-the-moment video feedback for online counselling students' role play assessment at the International Perspectives in Education Conference 2018, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and Homo'poly (October 12-13, 2018).

Capone, S., Kotera, Y., & Sheffield, D. (2018). Attachment, self-compassion, resilience and motivation at the Undergraduate Research Scholarship Scheme Conference, the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, University of Derby (October 4, 2018).

Pugsley, P., Kotera, Y., & Sheffield, D. (2018). Cognitive Stimulation Therapy for severe dementia patients at the Undergraduate Research Scholarship Scheme Conference, the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, University of Derby (October 4, 2018).

Elaine, C., & Kotera, Y. (2018). Ethical judgement and intent in business school students: the role of the psyche? at the British Accounting and Finance Association Annual Conference, University of Derby Business School (September 10-11, 2018).

Kotera, Y., Mills, D., & Taynton, K. (2018). Danger of written feedback: In-the-moment video feedback for online counselling students' role play assessment at the Networking for Education in Healthcare Conference 2018, Higher Education Academy (September 4, 2018).

Kotera, Y., Green, P., & Sheffield, D. (2018). Pathways from resilience to mental health: Roles of positive psychology in the relationship between resilience and mental health in UK social work students at the 1st British Psychological Society Midlands Conference, British Psychological Society (September 3, 2018).

Kotera, Y., Mills, D., & Taynton, K. (2018). Danger of written feedback: In-the-moment video feedback for online counselling students' role play assessment at the Learning & Teaching Conference 2018, the University of Derby-Buxton (July 2, 2018). doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.11754.77761

Kotera, Y., Cockerill, V., Green, P., Hutchinson, L., & Shaw, P. (2018). Towards another level of borderlessness: Qualitative investigation into online learning experience of students with disabilities at the Learning & Teaching Conference 2018, the University of Derby-Buxton (July 2, 2018). doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.19592.88329

Kotera, Y., Mills, D., & Taynton, K. (2018). Danger of written feedback: In-the-moment video feedback for online counselling students' role play assessment at the Technology Enhanced Learning Festival 2018, the University of Sheffield (June 26-28, 2018). doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.11754.77761

Kotera, Y. (2018). Pathways of resilience: Roles of positive psychology in the relationship between resilience and mental health at the 4th International Conference on Mental Health & Human Resilience, Conferenceseries (April 26-27, 2018). Invited speaker.

Kotera, Y., Mills, D., & Taynton, K. (2018). In-the-moment video feedback for online counselling students' role play assessment at the Digital Assessment and Feedback Conference 2018, the University of Derby (March 5, 2018).

Kotera, Y., Adhikari, P., & Van Gordon, W. (2017). Relationship between work motivation and worker profile in UK hospitality workers at the International Conference on Social Sciences, Humanities and Technology 2017, Global Academic Excellence (December 2, 2017).

Kotera, Y. (2016). The Disney strategy NLP skills for career consultation at the National Institute for Career and Education Counselling Conference: Rethinking career development for a globalised world, the University of Derby (September 21-22, 2016).

Kotera, Y. (2016). Qualitative investigation into the effects of NLP training among Career Consultants in Japan at the Applied Qualitative Research Conference, the University of Derby (July 21, 2016).

Kotera, Y. (2016). Career development: The Disney way at the Learning & Teaching Conference 2016: Higher education – What does the future hold?, the University of Derby-Buxton (July 4, 2016).

Kotera, Y. (2014). PTSD and WWI at the Disability Conference, the University of Derby- Buxton (November 25, 2014).

Kotera Y. (2004). Japanese Leadership Speech “Yozan Uesugi, the Shogun JFK Respected”, Georgia International Leadership Conference as a representative of Emory University, Eatonton, GA, USA, (January 2004).

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Lazzari C, Aledeh M, Kotera Y. (2026). Compassion from Others in a Multiethnic and Multifaith Society: How Receiving and Accepting Compassion from Others Can Improve Personal Well-Being. Libri Publishing. ISBN Paperback: 978-1-911451-59-4.

Kotera Y, Beaumont J, Colman R, Rushforth A, Asano K (2026). Compassion-Focused Therapy for Mental Health: International Perspectives: Exploring Cultural Variations in Compassion and Wellbeing. Springer Nature. https://link.springer.com/book/9783032124371

小寺 康博（2025）『メンタルヘルスの英語論文の書き方：国際誌で出版し続けるコツと思考法』北大路書房. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4762832715/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_ja_JP

Kotera Y., Taylor E. (2023) Mental Health Matters: From Cross-Cultural Perspectives. MDPI Books: Basel, Switzerland. ISBN 978-3-0365-8481-2. https://doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-0365-8480-5

翻訳『コンパッション・フォーカスト・セラピー入門：30のポイントで知る理論と実践』

Kotera, Y., Mayer, C.-H., Asano, K., eds. (2023). Comparing mental health cross-culturally. Lausanne: Frontiers Media SA. doi: 10.3389/978-2-8325-2723-8

Kotera, Y. & Fido, D. (Eds.). (2021). Ikigai: Towards a psychological understanding of a life worth living. Concurrent Disorders Society Press. ISBN: 978-1-7778018-0

Álvarez, G., Kotera, Y. & Pina, J. (2020). World Index of Moral Freedom: WIMF 2020. Madrid: Foundation for the Advancement of Liberty. ISBN: 978-84-949138-8-4. RG UDORA

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