Charity Sylvia Akotia
PROFESSOR
CollegeCOLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
Mental Health in contextsuicidal behaviourgender
Publication activity
Publication statistics
Publications
122 matching publications
| Publication | Year | Journal | Thematic area | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-benefits of addressing climate change can motivate action around the world PG Bain, TL Milfont, Y Kashima, M Bilewicz, G Doron, RB Garðarsdóttir, ... |
2016 | Nature climate change 6 (2), 154-157, 2016 | Natural Sciences | 595 |
| Perceptions of the appropriate response to norm violation in 57 societies K Eriksson, P Strimling, M Gelfand, J Wu, J Abernathy, CS Akotia, ... |
2021 | Nature communications 12 (1), 1481, 2021 | Social Sciences | 293 |
| Attitudes of psychologists and nurses toward suicide and suicide prevention in Ghana: A qualitative study J Osafo, BL Knizek, CS Akotia, H Hjelmeland |
2012 | International journal of nursing studies 49 (6), 691-700, 2012 | Social Sciences | 181 |
| On the relation between social dominance orientation and environmentalism: A 25-nation study TL Milfont, PG Bain, Y Kashima, V Corral-Verdugo, C Pasquali, ... |
2018 | Social Psychological and Personality Science 9 (7), 802-814, 2018 | Social Sciences | 160 |
| Understanding traditional and modern eating: the TEP10 framework G Sproesser, MB Ruby, N Arbit, CS Akotia, MS Alvarenga, R Bhangaokar, ... |
2019 | BMC Public Health 19 (1), 1606, 2019 | Health Sciences | 157 |
| Self-reported suicidal behavior and attitudes toward suicide and suicide prevention among psychology students in Ghana, Uganda, and Norway H Hjelmeland, CS Akotia, V Owens, BL Knizek, H Nordvik, R Schroeder, ... |
2008 | Crisis 29 (1), 20-31, 2008 | Social Sciences | 133 |
| Influence of religious factors on attitudes towards suicidal behaviour in Ghana J Osafo, BL Knizek, CS Akotia, H Hjelmeland |
2013 | Journal of religion and health 52 (2), 488-504, 2013 | Social Sciences | 124 |
| Attempted suicide in Ghana: motivation, stigma, and coping J Osafo, CS Akotia, J Andoh-Arthur, ENB Quarshie |
2015 | Death studies 39 (5), 274-280, 2015 | Social Sciences | 118 |
| Personal Life Satisfaction as a Measure of Societal Happiness is an Individualistic Presumption: Evidence from Fifty Countries: K. Krys et al. K Krys, J Park, A Kocimska-Zych, A Kosiarczyk, HA Selim, ... |
2021 | Journal of Happiness Studies 22 (5), 2197-2214, 2021 | Social Sciences | 115 |
| Spirituality and subjective well-being among Ghanaian older adults: optimism and meaning in life as mediators EY Aglozo, CS Akotia, A Osei-Tutu, F Annor |
2021 | Aging & mental health 25 (2), 306-315, 2021 | Social Sciences | 111 |
| The experiences of attempt survivor families and how they cope after a suicide attempt in Ghana: a qualitative study W Asare-Doku, J Osafo, CS Akotia |
2017 | BMC psychiatry 17 (1), 178, 2017 | Social Sciences | 109 |
| Introduction to a culturally sensitive measure of well-being: Combining life satisfaction and interdependent happiness across 49 different cultures K Krys, BW Haas, ER Igou, A Kosiarczyk, A Kocimska-Bortnowska, ... |
2023 | Journal of Happiness Studies 24 (2), 607-627, 2023 | Social Sciences | 96 |
| Adolescent suicide in Ghana: A content analysis of media reports E Nii-Boye Quarshie, J Osafo, CS Akotia, J Peprah |
2015 | International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being 10 (1 …, 2015 | Social Sciences | 96 |
| The meanings of suicidal behaviour to psychology students in Ghana: A qualitative approach J Osafo, H Hjelmeland, CS Akotia, BL Knizek |
2011 | Transcultural psychiatry 48 (5), 643-659, 2011 | Social Sciences | 91 |
| Social injury: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the attitudes towards suicide of lay persons in Ghana. J Osafo, H Hjelmeland, CS Akotia, BL Knizek |
2011 | International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being 6 (4 …, 2011 | Social Sciences | 90 |
| Similar or different? Comparing food cultures with regard to traditional and modern eating across ten countries G Sproesser, MB Ruby, N Arbit, CS Akotia, M dos Santos Alvarenga, ... |
2022 | Food Research International 157, 111106, 2022 | Social Sciences | 86 |
| “I have sinned”: Understanding the role of religion in the experiences of suicide attempters in Ghana CS Akotia, BL Knizek, E Kinyanda, H Hjelmeland |
2014 | Mental Health, Religion & Culture 17 (5), 437-448, 2014 | Humanities | 84 |
| Happiness maximization is a WEIRD way of living K Krys, O Kostoula, WAP Van Tilburg, O Mosca, JH Lee, F Maricchiolo, ... |
2025 | Perspectives on Psychological Science 20 (5), 874-902, 2025 | Social Sciences | 83 |
| Reasons for attempting suicide: An exploratory study in Ghana CS Akotia, BL Knizek, H Hjelmeland, E Kinyanda, J Osafo |
2019 | Transcultural psychiatry 56 (1), 233-249, 2019 | Social Sciences | 69 |
| A qualitative study of attitudes toward suicide and suicide prevention among psychology students in Ghana BL Knizek, CS Akotia, H Hjelmeland |
2011 | Omega-journal of Death and Dying 62 (2), 169-186, 2011 | Social Sciences | 60 |
| Between moral infraction and existential crisis: Exploring physicians and nurses' attitudes to suicide and the suicidal patient in Ghana J Osafo, CS Akotia, KE Boakye, E Dickson |
2018 | International journal of nursing studies 85, 118-125, 2018 | Health Sciences | 56 |
| The moderating effects of age and education on gender differences on gender role perceptions CS Akotia, A Anum |
2012 | Gender and Behaviour 10 (2), 5022-5043, 2012 | Social Sciences | 52 |
| Societal emotional environments and cross-cultural differences in life satisfaction: A forty-nine country study K Krys, JC Yeung, CA Capaldi, VMC Lun, C Torres, WAP van Tilburg, ... |
2022 | The Journal of Positive Psychology 17 (1), 117-130, 2022 | Social Sciences | 47 |
| The law criminalizing attempted suicide in Ghana: The views of clinical psychologists, emergency ward nurses, and police officers. H Hjelmeland, J Osafo, CS Akotia, BL Knizek |
2014 | Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention 35 (2), 132, 2014 | Health Sciences | 45 |
| Suicide prevention in the African region. J Osafo, KO Asante, CS Akotia |
2020 | Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention 41 (S1), S53, 2020 | Social Sciences | 44 |