All Outputs (55)

Japanese martial arts (JMA) practice is an effective wellbeing strategy in post-COVID: a qualitative appraisal (2024)
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Veasey, C. M., Lieu, J., Aledeh, M., Lawson, A., & Kotera, Y. (2024). Japanese martial arts (JMA) practice is an effective wellbeing strategy in post-COVID: a qualitative appraisal. International Journal of Spa and Wellness, https://doi.org/10.1080/24721735.2024.2374525

This study aimed to examine the experiences of Japanese martial arts (JMA) practitioners during the COVID-19 to understand how JMA impacted on their mental wellbeing. Using online semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis, we explored the firs... Read More about Japanese martial arts (JMA) practice is an effective wellbeing strategy in post-COVID: a qualitative appraisal.

The Role of the Media and Self-Compassion in Enhancing Mental Health and Preventing Suicide among Nigerian Youth: A Literature Review (2024)
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Aledeh, S., Sokan-Adeaga, A. A., 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

In this review, we examine the impact of media and self-compassion on the mental well-being of Nigerian youth, particularly in suicide prevention and promoting positive mental health outcomes. Nigeria faces socioeconomic challenges contributing to po... Read More about The Role of the Media and Self-Compassion in Enhancing Mental Health and Preventing Suicide among Nigerian Youth: A Literature Review.

Investigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on recovery colleges: multi-site qualitative study (2024)
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McPhilbin, M., Stepanian, K., Yeo, C., Elton, D., Dunnett, D., Jennings, H., …Lawrence, V. (2024). Investigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on recovery colleges: multi-site qualitative study. BJPsych Open, 10(3), Article e113. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2024.70

Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health problems increased as access to mental health services reduced. Recovery colleges are recovery-focused adult education initiatives delivered by people with professional and lived mental health ex... Read More about Investigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on recovery colleges: multi-site qualitative study.

Cross-Cultural Insights from Two Global Mental Health Studies: Self-Enhancement and Ingroup Biases (2024)
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Kotera, Y., Ronaldson, A., Hayes, D., Hunter-Brown, H., McPhilbin, M., Dunnett, D., …Slade, M. (2024). Cross-Cultural Insights from Two Global Mental Health Studies: Self-Enhancement and Ingroup Biases. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-024-01307-y

This commentary highlights two cross-cultural issues identified from our global mental health (GMH) research, RECOLLECT (Recovery Colleges Characterisation and Testing) 2: self-enhancement and ingroup biases. Self-enhancement is a tendency to maintai... Read More about Cross-Cultural Insights from Two Global Mental Health Studies: Self-Enhancement and Ingroup Biases.

Adolescent Social Anxiety, School Satisfaction, Family Emotional Support, and School Absenteeism: Findings from Young-HUNT3 and Norwegian National Education Data (2024)
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Halidu, M. D., & 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), Article 2547. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13092547

Background: Adolescents grappling with social anxiety may experience poor school satisfaction, resorting to school-related avoidance behaviors, exemplified by absenteeism, as a coping mechanism. Understanding the role of family support in alleviating... Read More about Adolescent Social Anxiety, School Satisfaction, Family Emotional Support, and School Absenteeism: Findings from Young-HUNT3 and Norwegian National Education Data.

Effective leadership practice among senior leaders working from home and in the hybrid workplace across COVID-19 (2024)
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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(5), Article 55. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43546-024-00651-4

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted and reshaped effective leadership practices by introducing working-from-home protocols (WFH) and the hybrid workplace model. The current study sought to identify and understand leadership practices adopted in WFH and t... Read More about Effective leadership practice among senior leaders working from home and in the hybrid workplace across COVID-19.

Suicide Interventions in Spain and Japan: A Comparative Systematic Review (2024)
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Martínez-Rives, N. L., Martín Chaparro, M. D. P., Dhungel, B., Gilmour, S., Colman, R. D., & Kotera, Y. (2024). Suicide Interventions in Spain and Japan: A Comparative Systematic Review. Healthcare, 12(7), Article 792. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12070792

(1) Background: This systematic review presents an overview of psychological interventions in suicide published between 2013 and 2023 in Spain and Japan, sparked by Spain’s alarming recent increase in suicide rates and the potential exemplar of Japan... Read More about Suicide Interventions in Spain and Japan: A Comparative Systematic Review.

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 (2024)
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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 and Culture, https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2024.2313462

People with high self-criticism tend to suffer from poor mental health whereas those with high self-reassurance tend to have good mental health. Poor mental health is a great cause for concern in Japan. Many people in Japan live with mental health is... Read More about 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.

The Implementation of Recommender Systems for Mental Health Recovery Narratives: Evaluation of Use and Performance (2024)
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Slade, E., Rennick-Egglestone, S., Ng, F., Kotera, Y., Llewellyn-Beardsley, J., Newby, C., …Slade, M. (in press). The Implementation of Recommender Systems for Mental Health Recovery Narratives: Evaluation of Use and Performance. JMIR Mental Health, 11, Article e45754. https://doi.org/10.2196/45754

Background: Recommender systems help narrow down a large range of items to a smaller, personalized set. NarraGive is a first-in-field hybrid recommender system for mental health recovery narratives, recommending narratives based on their content and... Read More about The Implementation of Recommender Systems for Mental Health Recovery Narratives: Evaluation of Use and Performance.

The Implementation of Recommender Systems for Mental Health Recovery Narratives: Evaluation of Usage and Performance (2024)
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Slade, E., Rennick-Egglestone, S., Ng, F., Kotera, Y., Llewellyn Beardsley, J., Newby, C., …Slade, M. (2024). The Implementation of Recommender Systems for Mental Health Recovery Narratives: Evaluation of Usage and Performance. JMIR Mental Health, 11, Article e45754. https://doi.org/10.2196/45754

Background: Recommender systems help narrow down a large range of items to a smaller, personalized set of items. NarraGive is a first-in-field hybrid recommender system for mental health recovery narratives, recommending narratives based on their n... Read More about The Implementation of Recommender Systems for Mental Health Recovery Narratives: Evaluation of Usage and Performance.

Development of the UPSIDES global mental health training programme for peer support workers: Perspectives from stakeholders in low, middle and high-income countries (2024)
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Nixdorf, R., Kotera, Y., Baillie, D., Garber Epstein, P., Hall, C., Hiltensperger, R., …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, 19(2), Article e0298315. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0298315

Background. Peer support in mental health is a low-threshold intervention with increasing evidence for enhancing personal recovery and empowerment of persons living with severe mental health conditions. As peer support spreads globally, there is a gr... Read More about Development of the UPSIDES global mental health training programme for peer support workers: Perspectives from stakeholders in low, middle and high-income countries.

Suggesting self-compassion training in schools to stop cyberbullying: a narrative review (2024)
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Aledeh, M., Sokan-Adeaga, A. A., Adam, H., Aledeh, S., & Kotera, Y. (2024). Suggesting self-compassion training in schools to stop cyberbullying: a narrative review. Discover Psychology, 4(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44202-023-00110-5

Cyberbullying is a major public health problem among adolescents worldwide. Research shows that there is a link between cyberbullying and mental health problems. Adolescent victims of cyberbullying suffer from diverse negative effects such as stress,... Read More about Suggesting self-compassion training in schools to stop cyberbullying: a narrative review.

Cross-cultural Comparison of Recovery College Implementation Between Japan and England: Corpus-based Discourse Analysis (2024)
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Kotera, Y., Miyamoto, Y., Vilar-Lluch, S., Aizawa, I., Reilly, O., Miwa, A., …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

Recovery Colleges (RCs) are mental health learning communities, operated in 28 countries across cultures. However, the RC operational model is informed by Western countries sharing similar cultural characteristics such as individualism and short-term... Read More about Cross-cultural Comparison of Recovery College Implementation Between Japan and England: Corpus-based Discourse Analysis.

Exposure to Climate Change Information on Affect and Pro-Environmental Behavioural Intentions: A Randomised Controlled Trial (2023)
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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

Climate change and its impact are being acknowledged through extensive media coverage. Knowledge gaps between mental health and climate change have been highlighted, which is an increasingly prevalent issue. Furthermore, mental health impacts such as... Read More about Exposure to Climate Change Information on Affect and Pro-Environmental Behavioural Intentions: A Randomised Controlled Trial.

Positive Mental Health of Migrants in the UK during COVID-19: A Review (2023)
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Kotera, Y., Adam, H., Kirkman, A., Aledeh, M., Brooks-Ucheaga, M., Todowede, O., …Jackson, J. E. (2023). Positive Mental Health of Migrants in the UK during COVID-19: A Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(22), Article 7046. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20227046

COVID-19 impacted the mental health of many people in the UK. The negative impact was especially substantial among vulnerable population groups, including migrants. While research has focused on the negative aspects of mental health during the pandem... Read More about Positive Mental Health of Migrants in the UK during COVID-19: A Review.

Assessment of drug needs and contributions of pharmacists in the aftermath of the 2011 triple disaster in Fukushima, Japan: A combined analysis (2023)
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Hashimoto, T., Ozaki, A., Nonaka, S., Kotera, Y., Sawano, T., Tsubokura, M., …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, 98, Article 104102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.104102

After a major disaster, drug logistics are crucial for maintaining medical care. Although pharmacists play a vital role in healthcare institutions, their role is not well defined, and their recognition from other healthcare professionals is lacking.... Read More about Assessment of drug needs and contributions of pharmacists in the aftermath of the 2011 triple disaster in Fukushima, Japan: A combined analysis.

Organisational and student characteristics, fidelity, funding models, and unit costs of recovery colleges in 28 countries: a cross-sectional survey (2023)
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Hayes, D., Hunter-Brown, H., Camacho, E., McPhilbin, M., Elliott, R. A., Ronaldson, A., …RECOLLECT International Research Consortium, R. I. R. C. (2023). Organisational and student characteristics, fidelity, funding models, and unit costs of recovery colleges in 28 countries: a cross-sectional survey. Lancet Psychiatry, 10(10), 768-779. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366%2823%2900229-8

Background: Recovery colleges were developed in England to support the recovery of individuals who have mental health symptoms or mental illness. They have been founded in many countries but there has been little international research on recovery co... Read More about Organisational and student characteristics, fidelity, funding models, and unit costs of recovery colleges in 28 countries: a cross-sectional survey.

Best practice guidelines for citizen science in mental health research: systematic review and evidence synthesis (2023)
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Todowede, . O., Lewandowski, F., Kotera, Y., Ashmore, A., Rennick-Egglestone, S., Boyd, D., …Slade, M. (2023). Best practice guidelines for citizen science in mental health research: systematic review and evidence synthesis. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14, Article 1175311. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1175311

Partnering with people most affected by mental health problems can transform mental health outcomes. Citizen science as a research approach enables partnering with the public at a substantial scale, but there is scarce guidance on its use in mental h... Read More about Best practice guidelines for citizen science in mental health research: systematic review and evidence synthesis.

Typology of Mental Health Peer Support Work Components: Systematised Review and Expert Consultation (2023)
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Kotera, Y., Newby, C., Charles, A., Ng, F., Watson, E., Davidson, L., …Slade, M. (2023). Typology of Mental Health Peer Support Work Components: Systematised Review and Expert Consultation. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-023-01126-7

The employment of mental health peer support (PS) is recommended in national and international mental health policy, and widely implemented across many countries. The key components of PS remain to be identified. This study aimed to develop a typolog... Read More about Typology of Mental Health Peer Support Work Components: Systematised Review and Expert Consultation.

The development of the Japanese version of the full and short form of Attitudes Towards Mental Health Problems Scale (J-(S) ATMHPS) (2023)
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Kotera, Y., Asano, K., Jones, J., Colman, R., Taylor, E., Aledeh, M., …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 and Culture, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2023.2230908

How a person perceives mental health problems impacts their mental health. Negative attitudes towards mental health problems are associated with shame, leading to poor mental health. Poor mental health is a cause for concern in Japan, especially amon... Read More about The development of the Japanese version of the full and short form of Attitudes Towards Mental Health Problems Scale (J-(S) ATMHPS).