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In-the-moment video feedback for online counselling students' role play assessment: A research note (2022)
Journal Article
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, 15(2), 96-101. https://doi.org/10.54127/xgxs5388

Although the importance of feedback has been highlighted in education, innovative practices to improve the quality of feedback remain to be reported. Moreover, traditional text-based feedback often misses the emotional tone of feedback, therefore is... Read More about In-the-moment video feedback for online counselling students' role play assessment: A research note.

Why only me? A case report of a breast cancer patient with unresolved trauma from a past disaster experience developing a mental disorder (2022)
Journal Article
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, 10(12), Article e6680. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6680

Little is known about how the psychological stress of having experienced a natural disaster affects cancer patients. We experienced a patient who was treated with breast cancer after having been stricken by a typhoon, which resulted in significant ps... Read More about Why only me? A case report of a breast cancer patient with unresolved trauma from a past disaster experience developing a mental disorder.

Assessing diversity and inclusivity is the next frontier in mental health recovery narrative research and practice (Preprint) (2022)
Preprint / Working Paper
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. Assessing diversity and inclusivity is the next frontier in mental health recovery narrative research and practice (Preprint)

Demand for digital health interventions is increasing in many countries. The use of recorded mental health recovery narratives in digital health interventions is becoming more widespread in clinical practice. Mental health recovery narratives are fir... Read More about Assessing diversity and inclusivity is the next frontier in mental health recovery narrative research and practice (Preprint).

‘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.

Roles and impacts of the forest therapy guide: recommendations from practice (2022)
Journal Article
Nachin, L., Rasson, S., Coriat, E. P., & Kotera, Y. (2022). Roles and impacts of the forest therapy guide: recommendations from practice. International Journal of Spa and Wellness, 5(3), 298-307. https://doi.org/10.1080/24721735.2022.2145418

Over the last decade many studies have reported on the health benefits of practices derived from Japanese shinrin-yoku grouped under the term “forest therapy”. However, very few mentioned the roles and potential impacts of the guide on participants e... Read More about Roles and impacts of the forest therapy guide: recommendations from practice.

Fear, depression, and well-being during COVID-19 in German and South African students: A cross-cultural comparison (2022)
Journal Article
Holm-Hadulla, R. M., Mayer, C. H., Wendler, H., Kremer, T. L., Kotera, Y., & Herpertz, S. C. (2022). Fear, depression, and well-being during COVID-19 in German and South African students: A cross-cultural comparison. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, Article 920125. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.920125

Various studies have shown a decrease in well-being and an increase in mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic; however, only a few studies have explored fear, depression, and well-being cross-culturally during this time. Accordingly, we... Read More about Fear, depression, and well-being during COVID-19 in German and South African students: A cross-cultural comparison.

Mental Well-Being of Czech University Students: Academic Motivation, Self-Compassion, and Self-Criticism (2022)
Journal Article
Kotera, Y., Maybury, S., Liu, G., Colman, R., Lieu, J., & Dosedlová, J. (2022). Mental Well-Being of Czech University Students: Academic Motivation, Self-Compassion, and Self-Criticism. Healthcare, 10(11), Article 2135. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10112135

University students in the Czech Republic suffer from a low level of mental well-being. Research in other university student populations suggests that academic motivation, self-compassion, and self-criticism are strongly related to mental well-being.... Read More about Mental Well-Being of Czech University Students: Academic Motivation, Self-Compassion, and Self-Criticism.

A Shorter Form of the Work Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation Scale: Construction and Factorial Validation (2022)
Journal Article
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), Article 13864. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192113864

While workplace mental health has attracted attention in many countries, work motivation remains under-researched. Research identified that work motivation is associated with many organisational positive outcomes including workplace mental health. On... Read More about A Shorter Form of the Work Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation Scale: Construction and Factorial Validation.

Psychological risk factors for depression in the UK general population: derailment, self-criticism and self-reassurance (2022)
Journal Article
Colman, R. D., Vione, K. C., & 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

UK depression prevalence is increasing. In this study we appraised the relationships between psychological factors of derailment, self-criticism, self-reassurance and depression, to identify individual differences within the UK general population ind... Read More about Psychological risk factors for depression in the UK general population: derailment, self-criticism and self-reassurance.

Cross-Sectional Study on Risk of Flooding and Landslides and Their Associated Perceptions Among Home Health-Care Patients Living in Fukui Prefecture, Japan (2022)
Journal Article
Yoshida, M., Miyatake, H., Masunaga, H., Kosaka, M., Kaneda, Y., Kotera, Y., Nishikawa, Y., Tsunetoshi, C., Yoshida, I., Ogawa, F., Ozaki, A., & Beniya, H. (2023). 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, 17(2), Article E264. https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2022.210

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate a risk of flooding and landslides among home-care patients, to reveal an extent to which patients require support for evacuation, and to determine whether risk was accurately perceived among the patients.

Me... Read More about Cross-Sectional Study on Risk of Flooding and Landslides and Their Associated Perceptions Among Home Health-Care Patients Living in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Association between COVID-19 incidence and postponement or cancellation of elective surgeries in Japan until September 2020: a cross-sectional, web-based survey (2022)
Journal Article
Kurokawa, T., Ozaki, A., Bhandari, D., Kotera, Y., Sawano, T., Kanemoto, Y., Kanzaki, N., Ejiri, T., Saito, H., Kaneda, Y., Tsubokura, M., & Tanimoto, T. (2022). Association between COVID-19 incidence and postponement or cancellation of elective surgeries in Japan until September 2020: a cross-sectional, web-based survey. BMJ Open, 12(10), Article e059886. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059886

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to examine whether and how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the postponement or cancellation of elective surgeries in Japan. DESIGN AND SETTING: A cross-sectional, web-based, self-administered survey was conducted natio... Read More about Association between COVID-19 incidence and postponement or cancellation of elective surgeries in Japan until September 2020: a cross-sectional, web-based survey.

Academic Motivation of Indonesian University Students: Relationship with Self-Compassion and Resilience (2022)
Journal Article
Kotera, Y., Aledeh, M., Barnes, K., Rushforth, A., Adam, H., & Riswani, R. (2022). Academic Motivation of Indonesian University Students: Relationship with Self-Compassion and Resilience. Healthcare, 10(10), Article 2092. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10102092

Academic motivation is an important construct for university students, associated with student wellbeing and academic performance. Students who are motivated tend to feel and perform well. Self-compassion, that is kindness and understanding towards o... Read More about Academic Motivation of Indonesian University Students: Relationship with Self-Compassion and Resilience.

Mediation of Self-Compassion on Pathways from Stress to Psychopathologies among Japanese Workers (2022)
Journal Article
Kotera, Y., Young, H., Maybury, 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, 19(19), Article 12423. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912423

As awareness of mental health increases worldwide, how to improve mental health has begun to be discussed in many countries. Stress is known to cause diverse physical and mental health problems, including psychopathologies. On the other hand, our pre... Read More about Mediation of Self-Compassion on Pathways from Stress to Psychopathologies among Japanese Workers.

Pets’ impact on people`s well-being in COVID-19: A quantitative study (2022)
Journal Article
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

Introduction: The global coronavirus pandemic and the governmental restrictions to prevent the virus from spreading have generated anxiety, impacting people’s well-being. Former research suggested a positive impact of pets on their owner’s well-being... Read More about Pets’ impact on people`s well-being in COVID-19: A quantitative study.

Common Humanity as an Under-acknowledged Mechanism for Mental Health Peer Support (2022)
Journal Article
Kotera, Y., Llewellyn-Beardsley, J., Charles, A., & Slade, M. (2024). Common Humanity as an Under-acknowledged Mechanism for Mental Health Peer Support. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 22, 1096–1102. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-022-00916-9

Mental health peer support (PS) is a relational approach to recovery. Service users are helped through a relationship focused on connection with a PS worker who shares similar experiences. Despite the strong evidence base, the mechanisms of action fo... Read More about Common Humanity as an Under-acknowledged Mechanism for Mental Health Peer Support.

Mental Health of Japanese Workers: Amotivation Mediates Self-Compassion on Mental Health Problems (2022)
Journal Article
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, 19(17), Article 10497. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191710497

Workplace mental health is a cause for concern in many countries. Globally, 78% of the workforce experienced impairment of their mental health in 2020. In Japan, more than half of employees are mentally distressed. Previously, research has identified... Read More about Mental Health of Japanese Workers: Amotivation Mediates Self-Compassion on Mental Health Problems.

Comparison of Academic Motivation between Business and Healthcare Students in Online Learning: A Concurrent Nested Mixed-Method Study (2022)
Journal Article
Kotera, Y., Gorchakova, V., Maybury, S., Edwards, A.-M., & Kotera, H. (2022). Comparison of Academic Motivation between Business and Healthcare Students in Online Learning: A Concurrent Nested Mixed-Method Study. Healthcare, 10(8), Article 1580. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10081580

While the demand for online education and the diversity of online students have been increasing worldwide, how online students motivate themselves to continuously engage in learning remains to be appraised. Research in the face-to-face contexts repor... Read More about Comparison of Academic Motivation between Business and Healthcare Students in Online Learning: A Concurrent Nested Mixed-Method Study.

Cross-Country Student Perceptions about Online Medical Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic (2022)
Journal Article
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 and Public Health, 19(5), Article 2840. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052840

(1) Introduction: Most educational institutions around the world have shifted from traditional face-to-face to online education amid COVID-19. This change may particularly impact medical students, whose education is heavily influenced by clinical lea... Read More about Cross-Country Student Perceptions about Online Medical Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic.