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.
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.
Uneno Y, Tani H, Kotera Y. (2025). Self-compassion. In T Akechi, M Asai, Y Sakaguchi, N Setou, H Matsuoka (Eds.) "Psychiatry of bereavement and grief". Nanzando.
Aledeh, M., Sokan-Adeaga,A., Adam A., Aledeh, S., & Kotera Y. (2024) 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.
Poudel DB., Sharif LS., Acharya S., Mahsoon A., Sharif K., & Wright R. (2024) Mental Health Literacy and Attitudes Towards Mental Health Problems Among College Students, Nepal. Behavioral Sciences.
Martínez, BA., Martin, P., Kotera Y. (2024) Psychiatric Comorbidity in Intellectual Developmental Disorders: A Systematic Review. British Journal of Hospital Medicine.
Halidu MD., Moe CF., Behboudi-Gandevani S., & Haugan T. (2024) Social anxiety in adolescence and the first timing of parental home leaving and living with a partner: a longitudinal population-based Young-HUNT3 study in Norway. Frontiers in Public Health.
Ali, Y., Alqurashi, R., Asfahani, AM., Leonard, M., John, CE., & Kotera Y. (2024) Psychological Safety in Saudi Arabian Healthcare: A Scoping Review. The Journal of Medicine, Law & Public Health.
Chircop J. (2024) Followership is not following: reframing followership in western higher education. International Journal of Leadership in Education.
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.
Kotera, Y., Martínez-Rives, N.L., Aledeh, M., Colman, R., Veasey, C.M., Harrington, T., Komori, N., Ozaki, A., Griner, D., Ali, Y., & Taylor, E.C. (2024) Cross-cultural psychology and compassion. Encyclopedia.
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.
Kotera, Y., Colman, R., Jackson, J., Brooks-Ucheaga, M., & 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.
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
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.
Kotera, Y., Martínez-Rives, N., Aledeh, M., Adam, H., Beaumont, J., Colman, R., Jackson, J., Veasey, C., King, L.M., Harrington, T., Taylor, E., Edwards, A.M., 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.
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
Kotera, Y., Beaumont, J., Edwards, A.-M., Cotterill, M., Kirkman, A., Tofani, A.C., 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. Behavioural Sciences.
Hughes, R., Curley, K., & Kotera, Y. (2024) Parents’ experiences after their child’s autism diagnosis: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis. Psychiatry International.
Kotera, Y., Lieu, J., Liu, G., Veasey, C., & Barnes, K. (2024) Organisational and Emotional Psychology Views on Yozan Uesugi’s Leadership. OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine.
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
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.
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.
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.
Aledeh S, Sokan-Adeaga AA, Adam A, 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 Psychology International.
Colman R, Kotera Y. (2024) Self-compassion intervention to address the psychological impact of breast cancer treatment fertility risk. International Journal of Population Studies.
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
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.
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.
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
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
Kotera Y. (2024) Message from a Japanese researcher in the UK. The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science－London Newsletter.
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: RoutledgeMindfulness for Child and Adolescent Well-Being: International Perspectives. Routledge Series on Life and Values Education. Milton Park: Routledge.
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.
Kishimoto K, Asano K, Colman R, Kameo Y, Aledeh M, Barnes K, Kotera Y. (2024) 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.
Greaves S, Harvey C, Kotera Y. (2023) Exposure to climate change information on affect and pro-environmental behavioural intentions: A randomised controlled trial. Earth.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Kotera Y. Taylor E. (2023) Mental Health Matters: From Cross-Cultural Perspectives. MDPI Books: Basel, Switzerland. ISBN 978-3-0365-8481-2. [BOOK]
Kotera Y, Wilkes J, Colman R. (2023) 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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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 [BOOK]
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Carew Tofani A, Taylor E, Pritchard I, Jackson J, Xu A, Kotera Y. (2023) Ethnic minorities experiences of cardiac rehabilitation: A scoping review. Healthcare.
Kotera Y, Taylor E, Wilkes J, Veasey C, Maybury S, Jackson J, Lieu J, Asano K. (2023) Construction and factorial validation of a short version of the Attitudes Towards Mental Health Problems Scale (SATMHPS). Mental Health, Religion & Culture.
Kotera, Y (translate), Arimitsu K (supervise) (2023). Japanese translation of “Compassion Focused Therapy: Distinctive Features” by P Gilbert. Japanese title: “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” [BOOK]
Kotera Y. (2023). What is your ikigai? in The Ikigai Concept of Happiness: In search of the meaning of life. K Stenger. Zeit Akademie: Hamburg, Germany. [VIDEO]
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.