Outputs (5)

Stressful but Not Unhappy: A Review of the Positive Aspects of Parenting a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder (2025)
Journal Article
Curley, K., Hughes, R., & Kotera, Y. (2025). Stressful but Not Unhappy: A Review of the Positive Aspects of Parenting a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Children, 12(1), Article 107. https://doi.org/10.3390/children12010107

This review aimed to identify and synthesise the evidence for the positive aspects of parenting a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). To date, ASD parental research has predominantly focused on the negative aspects; parents and carers are left... Read More about Stressful but Not Unhappy: A Review of the Positive Aspects of Parenting a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Enhancing the Mental Health and Well-being of Family Caregivers Providing Informal Care in Ghana and Nigeria: A Commentary (2025)
Journal Article
Aledeh, M., Sokan-Adeaga, A. A., Adam, H., 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

The purpose of this commentary is to highlight the negative impact of caregiver burden on the mental health and well-being of family members who provide informal care for their loved ones. Personal fulfilment and strengthened family bonds are among t... Read More about Enhancing the Mental Health and Well-being of Family Caregivers Providing Informal Care in Ghana and Nigeria: A Commentary.

Personal recovery after mental illness from a cultural perspective: A scoping review (2024)
Journal Article
Panadevo, J., Kotera, Y., Køcks, N. R., Kring, L. D., & Møller, S. B. (2024). Personal recovery after mental illness from a cultural perspective: A scoping review. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, https://doi.org/10.1177/00207640241303026

Background:
Although personal recovery has become a well-known concept in most Western countries, it remains under-recognised in non-Western countries.

Aims:
This scoping review aimed to investigate how culture impacts the conceptualisation of p... Read More about Personal recovery after mental illness from a cultural perspective: A scoping review.

Parenting in a changing climate: the relationship between talking to children aged 5-11 about climate change, family eco-behaviours and climate change anxiety (2024)
Journal Article
Jackson, J., Rawson, R., Colman, R., Kotero, 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), Article 3172. https://doi.org/10.36922/ghes.3172

Climate change has a substantial impact on human health and the increased symptoms of climate change anxiety have led to a global call for action. However, data exploring the relationship between climate change, mental health, and individuals with pa... Read More about Parenting in a changing climate: the relationship between talking to children aged 5-11 about climate change, family eco-behaviours and climate change anxiety.

‘This Is What the Colour Green Smells Like!’: Urban Forest Bathing Improved Adolescent Nature Connection and Wellbeing (2022)
Journal Article
McEwan, K., Potter, V., Kotera, Y., Jackson, J. E., & 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, 19(23), Article 15594. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192315594

Background: Research suggests that an early connection with nature can benefit wellbeing into adulthood. However, there is less research assessing whether adolescents benefit from formal nature connection interventions such as forest bathing (slow mi... Read More about ‘This Is What the Colour Green Smells Like!’: Urban Forest Bathing Improved Adolescent Nature Connection and Wellbeing.