Yasuhiro Kotera
Biographic Data
| ID | 3479813 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yasuhiro Kotera |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yasuhiro |
| FAMILY NAME | Kotera |
| SIGNATURE | KOTERA Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nottingham |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0251-0085 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 73 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 73 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
An Autoethnographic Self‐Practice and Self‐Reflection ( SP / SR ) Case Study in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ( ACT )
Mapping compassion in the general adult population
Background: Compassion, defined as recognizing suffering and acting to alleviate it, is increasingly acknowledged as a public health asset that enhances resilience, trust, and cooperation. Shown through interpersonal care, ethical leadership, and institutional backing, compassion influences social relationships and organizational culture, although interpretations differ across religious, secular, and cultural contexts. Clarifying how compassion i…
The Moral Economy of Worth
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Culture as Guidance in Social Connection Services
Worth Orientations and Mental Health Stigma
Rights-based mental health is increasingly prioritised globally, yet implementation varies across settings. This commentary proposes worth orientations as a cultural lens for explaining this variation: effort-based worth (human value legitimised through striving) and dignity-based worth (value grounded in inherent dignity). Worth orientations are positioned as a potential indicator of “rights-readiness” and linked to internal, external, and assoc…
Self-Compassion and Ikigai
Ikigai is a Japanese word coined by the multilingual psychiatrist Dr. Kamiya, which roughly translates as “purpose in life.” Ikigai has attracted attention in health research and practice due to its association with positive health outcomes. Another Eastern-influenced construct that has gained increasing focus in health research and practice is self-compassion. Self-compassion involves being kind toward oneself during difficult times, mindfully b…
Purpose in Life As Ancient but Nascent
Since the pandemic, many have been reflecting on their path, direction, and identity, all tied to a deeper question: What is one's purpose in life? Research reveals that understanding this purpose can significantly impact well-being, health, and personal development. This volume offers fresh insights by bringing together scholars from various fields to explore purpose from different angles. Each contributor delves into what purpose means and why …
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 e…
This study aimed to assess the impact of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident on dialysis management in the affected areas. Although many challenges faced by dialysis facilities after large-scale complex disasters have been previously reported, the first-hand experiences of stakeholders involved in these facilities have not been appraised. To address this gap, we conducted interviews w…
Personal recovery after mental illness from a cultural perspective
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 personal recovery by evaluating how well the personal recovery framework CHIME (Connectedness, Hope, Identity, Meaning and Empowerment) fits amongst individuals from non-Western ethnic origin. METHOD: A sco…
The content of Recovery College courses in England
RCs support mental health recovery through a diverse curriculum. Community-facing and strengths-based, health service-affiliated RCs offer similar courses. RCs prioritize equipping students with knowledge about living with mental health issues. Courses targeted to informal carers are lacking. Further cross-cultural extension of the typology is needed
Validating the Nepalese Short Attitudes Toward Mental Health Problems Scale (N-SATMHPS)
(1) Background: Negative attitudes toward mental health problems remain a barrier for help-seeking, especially in collectivist, lower-middle-income countries like Nepal. While the Attitudes Towards Mental Health Problems Scale (ATMHPS) has been used globally, it has not been formally validated for Nepalese populations. This study aimed to culturally adapt and psychometrically validate a concise Nepalese version of the scale. (2) Methods: We condu…
Culture as Wind
Mental health problems represent a major global challenge, affecting over one billion people worldwide. Although interventions are increasingly used across diverse settings, their implementation and effectiveness often depend on how well they are adjusted to local culture: a process still under-evaluated. This paper proposes the Culture as Wind analogy, a new conceptual lens to visualise how the implicit values and philosophies of interventions a…
Understanding Suicide in Young Adults
Background: (1) Cultural differences at the interpersonal level among young adults are evident; however, how the application of the interpersonal theory of suicide (ITS) varies between different populations remains to be evaluated. This exploratory study investigated the cross-cultural relevance of the ITS constructs in young adults from Spain n = 260 and Japan n = 177. (2) Methods: All participants completed self-report questionnaires assessing …
Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Brief Form of the Interpersonal Competence Questionnaire (ICQ-15) into Japanese
(1) Background: This study aimed to translate and develop a culturally adapted Japanese version of the brief form of the Interpersonal Competence Questionnaire (ICQ-15) and to evaluate its psychometric properties for Japanese adults. (2) Methods: In the pilot test, we asked five Japanese university students to rate their understanding. Then, a final sample of 428 adults between 18 and 40 years old (45.1%male and 54.0% female) completed the Japane…
Building resilience and supporting emotional well-being in climate change education
Analysis of the timing of evacuation and associated factors among home health care patients during flooding
A longitudinal study of mental health in healthcare workers in Japan during the initial phase of Covid-19 pandemic
Suggestion of an in-house mentoring scheme as a solution to mental health problems of employees in Japan
Psychological risk factors for depression in the UK general population
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 indicating those at higher risk. Participants completed self-report measures regarding these constructs. Relationships were assessed using correlation and path analyses. Derailment and self-criticism pre…
The development of the Japanese version of the Forms of Self-Criticising/Attacking & Self-Reassuring Scale (J-FSCRS)
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 issues, and the suicide rate is high. In particular, the mental health of caring professionals in Japan is devastated. However, there is no established measure to assess the levels of self-criticism and…
Development of the Japanese Version of the Original and Short Work Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation Scale
Work motivation is important with regard to many organizational outcomes, including employee mental health and productivity. The Japanese workforce suffers from low levels of work motivation, associated with poor mental health and compromised productivity. One established measure of work motivation is the Work Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation Scale (WEIMS), based on the Self‐Determination Theory (SDT). However, the Japanese version of WEIMS (JW…
Pragmatic, feasibility randomized controlled trial of a recorded mental health recovery narrative intervention
The NEON Intervention is feasible and acceptable. Significant refinement of the NEON Intervention and trial processes is required to personalize and ensure applicability to carers. Further feasibility testing is recommended prior to a definitive trial
Cross-Cultural Insights from Two Global Mental Health Studies
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 maintain and express unrealistically positive self-views. Ingroup biases are differences in one’s evaluation of others belonging to the same social group. These biases are discussed in the context of GMH res…
Cross-cultural Comparison of Recovery College Implementation Between Japan and England
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11469-024-01356-3
Addressing the psychological impact of infertility risk arising from breast cancer treatment
Breast cancer incidence is increasing globally, including populations of childbearing age. Infertility risk from cancer treatment can negatively impact mental health in breast cancer patients and survivors, in part due to a lack of understanding of the risk and mitigation options ahead of treatment. In this commentary, recent literature on understanding of breast cancer treatment risk to infertility is reviewed, and recommendations are made for i…
Mental Health in the UK Police Force
Police work is a high-risk profession that can cause mental health conditions. With increasing sickness levels and falling police numbers, it is essential prompt mental health treatment be implemented. The study aims to explore institutional negativity and stigma in the police force towards mental ill health. Semi-structured interviews attended by five police officers with thematic analysis captured (i) police culture, (ii) the stigma of mental i…
Mental Health Attitudes, Self-Criticism, Compassion and Role Identity among UK Social Work Students
Although many social work students suffer from mental health symptoms, the majority of them do not seek help, because of shame. Accordingly, the purposes of this study were to evaluate social work students’ attitudes for mental health problems, and explore relationships among shame, mental health symptoms, self-criticism, self-compassion and role identity. First, eighty-four UK female undergraduate social work students completed a measure of atti…
Understanding how children are coping with climate change anxiety by exploring coping strategies and supportive interventions
Climate change presents a significant threat to both the planet and humans, impacting our physical health and mental well-being. The challenges that it presents underscore an imperative to execute immediate and concerted actions. These threats, even if circumvented timely, will have repercussions persisting into the future, implying that (i) our children have been born into unprecedented times and (ii) as future adults, they will find themselves …
Roles of Positive Psychology for Mental Health in UK Social Work Students
Despite high shame about mental health symptoms among UK social work students, positive psychological approaches to their mental health have not been investigated in depth. Emotional resilience has been a core skill in social work practice; however, its relationship with mental health is still unclear. Therefore, the primary purposes of this cross-sectional study were to (i) examine the relationships between mental health and positive psychologic…
Cross-cultural comparison of mental health in social work students between UK and Ireland
Despite the well-known mental health difficulties of social work students such as high levels of mental health problems and shame, and low levels of self-compassion, effective interventions remain to be evaluated. Moreover, whilst the levels of mental health constructs vary cross-culturally, how cultures impact the mental health has not been appraised in depth. This study aimed to compare the levels of, and relationships among mental health probl…
Cross-cultural comparison of mental health between Japanese and Dutch workers
Purpose The primary purpose of this descriptive study was to compare the levels of, and relationships among mental health problems, mental health shame, self-compassion, work engagement and work motivation between workers in Japan (collectivistic and success-driven culture) and the Netherlands (individualistic and quality-oriented culture). Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional design, where convenience samples of 165 Japanese and 160 Dut…
Motivation Types and Mental Health of UK Hospitality Workers
The primary purposes of this study were to (i) assess levels of different types of work motivation in a sample of UK hospitality workers and make a cross-cultural comparison with Chinese counterparts and (ii) identify how work motivation and shame-based attitudes towards mental health explain the variance in mental health problems in UK hospitality workers. One hundred three UK hospitality workers completed self-report measures, and correlation a…
Ethical Judgement in UK Business Students
Business ethics have come under increasing scrutiny recently due to various corporate scandals. This has prompted a need for research into the characteristics of people drawn to the business world and the education they receive. This study (i) evaluates the levels of ethical judgement, mental health, motivation, and self-compassion in 144 UK business students and (ii) assesses the relationships between these variables. A high proportion of respon…
Positive Psychology of Malaysian University Students
Malaysia plays a key role in education of the Asia Pacific, expanding its scholarly output rapidly. However, mental health of Malaysian students is challenging, and their help-seeking is low because of stigma. This study explored the relationships between mental health and positive psychological constructs (academic engagement, motivation, self-compassion, and well-being), and evaluated the relative contribution of each positive psychological con…
English Translation and Validation of the Ikigai-9 in a UK Sample
Mental Health Attitudes, Self-Criticism, Compassion and Role Identity among UK Social Work Students
Although many social work students suffer from mental health symptoms, the majority of them do not seek help, because of shame. Accordingly, the purposes of this study were to evaluate social work students’ attitudes for mental health problems, and explore relationships among shame, mental health symptoms, self-criticism, self-compassion and role identity. First, eighty-four UK female undergraduate social work students completed a measure of atti…
Dealing With Isolation Using Online Morning Huddles for University Lecturers During Physical Distancing by Covid-19
Isolation can affect our well-being negatively. To prevent the spread of the infection COVID-19, many workers, including university lecturers, are required to work from home. In order to maintain high levels of well-being and team cohesion, academics at the University of Derby Online Learning initiated a virtual huddle to briefly socialise and check on their colleagues’ well-being every morning. This piece of field notes reports the context (COVI…
Cross-cultural comparison of mental health between Japanese and Dutch workers
Purpose The primary purpose of this descriptive study was to compare the levels of, and relationships among mental health problems, mental health shame, self-compassion, work engagement and work motivation between workers in Japan (collectivistic and success-driven culture) and the Netherlands (individualistic and quality-oriented culture). Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional design, where convenience samples of 165 Japanese and 160 Dut…
Roles of Positive Psychology for Mental Health in UK Social Work Students
Despite high shame about mental health symptoms among UK social work students, positive psychological approaches to their mental health have not been investigated in depth. Emotional resilience has been a core skill in social work practice; however, its relationship with mental health is still unclear. Therefore, the primary purposes of this cross-sectional study were to (i) examine the relationships between mental health and positive psychologic…
Mental Health in the UK Police Force
Police work is a high-risk profession that can cause mental health conditions. With increasing sickness levels and falling police numbers, it is essential prompt mental health treatment be implemented. The study aims to explore institutional negativity and stigma in the police force towards mental ill health. Semi-structured interviews attended by five police officers with thematic analysis captured (i) police culture, (ii) the stigma of mental i…
Mental health of medical workers in Japan during Covid-19
The current pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has negatively impacted medical workers’ mental health in many countries including Japan. Although research identified poor mental health of medical workers in COVID-19, protective factors for their mental health remain to be appraised. Accordingly, this study aimed to investigate relationships between mental health problems, loneliness, hope and self-compassion among Japanese medica…
Mental health of Malaysian university students
Poor mental health of university students is becoming a serious issue in many countries. Malaysia - a leading country for Asia-Pacific education - is one of them. Despite the government’s effort to raise awareness, Malaysian students’ mental health remains challenging, exacerbated by the students’ negative attitudes towards mental health (mental health attitudes). Relatedly, self-compassion and resilience have been reported to improve mental heal…
Qualitative Investigation into Therapists’ Experiences of Online Therapy
Online therapy has increasingly been utilised during the COVID-19 pandemic by many, including working populations. However, few qualitative studies have explored how online therapy is experienced in practice and discussed its implications for those working clients. Semi-structured interviews attended by nine integrative psychotherapists practising in California, the United States, were conducted. Thematic analysis of the transcripts identified th…
Burnout in Professional Psychotherapists
Though negative impacts of COVID-19 on occupational mental health have been reported, the mental health of psychotherapists has not been evaluated in depth. As this occupational group treats ever-increasing mental health problems, it is essential to appraise key factors for their mental health. Accordingly, this study aimed to explore burnout of professional psychotherapists. A total of 110 participants completed self-report measures regarding bu…
Self-Compassion in Irish Social Work Students
Self-compassion recognises a meaning of life's suffering, aligning with existential positive psychology. Although this construct is known to protect our mental health, how to augment self-compassion remains to be evaluated. Social work students suffer from high rates of mental health problems; however, research into self-compassion in this population remains to be developed. This study aimed to evaluate (i) relationships between self-compassion a…
Effects of Shinrin-Yoku Retreat on Mental Health
Shinrin-yoku (forest bathing) is a cost-effective healing practice that has recently attracted the interest of social scientists who have attributed it, in part, to mental health benefits. Japanese university students suffer from high rates of mental health problems, and the number of suicides remains high despite the total number of suicides in Japan decreasing. Effective mental health approaches which increase mental wellbeing and self-compassi…
Positive Psychology for Mental Wellbeing of UK Therapeutic Students
This study aimed to examine the relationships between mental wellbeing and positive psychological constructs in therapeutic students (psychotherapy and occupational therapy students). The number of therapeutic students has increased recently; however, they suffer from poor mental health, which may be improved by potentiating their positive psychological constructs, bypassing mental health shame. Therapeutic students ( n = 145) completed measures …
From Stress to Psychopathology
Psychological stress has become a major concern, potentially leading to diverse health problems including psychopathology such as depression and anxiety. Transactional Model of Stress and Coping is an established model, conceptualizing stressful experiences via person-environment relationship. This cross-sectional study aimed to explore the pathway from stress to depression/anxiety, with a focus on self-criticism (inadequate-self and hated-self) …
Covid-19
Comprehensive and timely support should be provided to the vulnerable migrant population. Effective coordination among relevant parties in both countries, including the governments concerned, should be facilitated
Effects of Shinrin-Yoku (Forest Bathing) and Nature Therapy on Mental Health
Shinrin-yoku, immersing oneself in nature using one’s senses, has been receiving increased attention internationally. While most of the existing studies have focused on physical health, this systematic review and meta-analysis examined the mental health impacts of shinrin-yoku, using the PRISMA guidelines (PROSPERO registry: BLINDED). Of 497 articles retrieved on databases including PubMed/MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Science Direct and Google Scholar, twe…
A qualitative meta‐synthesis of pregnant women's experiences of accessing and receiving treatment for opioid use disorder
Menopause and body image
Self-compassion has been identified as a protective factor against body image concerns, but the relationship has not been explored in women in the menopausal transition, when body image perceptions may be particularly vulnerable. Women in the UK (N = 248) self-reported on levels of body appreciation, body preoccupation, self-compassion and mental distress. Correlation and mediation analyses were used. Results indicated that self-compassion was po…
Mental health of Indonesian university students
While the Indonesian higher education has been growing rapidly, poor student mental health including a high level of mental health shame is a cause for concern in Indonesia. This study aimed to evaluate their mental health, shame, and self-compassion. One hundred fifty six participants completed self-report measures regarding mental health problems (depression, anxiety, and stress), mental health shame (negative attitudes, and external, internal,…
War Experience, Daily Stressors and Mental Health Among the Inter-taliban Generation Young Adults in Northern Afghanistan
War experience, daily stressors, and mental health were irrelevant with age, ethnicity and marital status. Factor such as being the first-born child of the family, higher reported war experiences, and daily stressors all negatively impact mental health. Alongside war and its direct effects, the existing socio-cultural context must be considered as a potential factor mediating the mental health of girls in Afghanistan
A Shorter Form of the Work Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation Scale
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. One well-recognised measure is the Work Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation Scale (WEIMS). Conceptualised on the Self-Determination Theory, this 18-item scale examines six types of work motivation: Intri…
Awareness and Perceptions among Members of a Japanese Cancer Patient Advocacy Group Concerning the Financial Relationships between the Pharmaceutical Industry and Physicians
FCOI-financial conflicts of interest; United States-US; Pharma-pharmaceutical companies; RQ-research question
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