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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exploring the role of religion in the recovery experiences of suicide attempt survivors in Ghana J Osafo, W Asare-Doku, CS Akotia |
2023 | BMC psychiatry 23 (1), 219, 2023 | Humanities | 37 |
| Gender, culture, and inequality in Ghana: An examination of sociocultural determinants of gender disparity CS Akotia, A Anum |
2015 | Psychology of gender through the Lens of Culture: theories and applications …, 2015 | Social Sciences | 36 |
| The promotion of traditional medicine as enactment of community psychology in Ghana KB Barimah, CS Akotia |
2015 | Journal of Community Psychology 43 (1), 99-106, 2015 | Social Sciences | 31 |
| Some epidemiological characteristics of perpetrators and victims of incest in contemporary Ghana: Analysis of media reports ENB Quarshie, J Osafo, CS Akotia, J Peprah, J Andoh-Arthur |
2017 | Journal of child sexual abuse 26 (2), 121-139, 2017 | Social Sciences | 30 |
| Stress and coping among Ghanaian school teachers RM Schroeder, CS Akotia, AK Apekey |
2001 | IFE PsychologIA 9 (1), 89-98, 2001 | Social Sciences | 30 |
| Vigilantism in Ghana: Trends, victim characteristics, and reported reasons M ADZIMAH‐ALADE, CS Akotia, F Annor, ENIIB QUARSHIE |
2020 | The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice 59 (2), 194-213, 2020 | Social Sciences | 28 |
| Determinants of post-traumatic growth and quality of life in Ghanaian breast cancer survivors SD Ofei, E Teye-Kwadjo, M Amankwah-Poku, AA Gyasi-Gyamerah, ... |
2023 | Cancer Investigation 41 (4), 379-393, 2023 | Health Sciences | 27 |
| History of community psychology in Ghana CS Akotia, KB Barimah |
2007 | International community psychology: History and theories, 407-414, 2007 | Social Sciences | 24 |
| The role of religious leaders in suicide Prevention in Ghana. A qualitative analysis J Osafo, CS Akotia, J Andoh-Arthur, BM Puplampu |
2021 | Pastoral psychology 70 (5), 525-539, 2021 | Social Sciences | 23 |
| Police views of suicidal persons and the law criminalizing attempted suicide in Ghana: A qualitative study with policy implications J Osafo, CS Akotia, ENB Quarshie, KE Boakye, J Andoh-Arthur |
2017 | Sage open 7 (3), 2158244017731803, 2017 | Law | 23 |
| Family first: Evidence of consistency and variation in the value of family versus personal happiness across 49 different cultures K Krys, J Chun Yeung, BW Haas, Y Van Osch, A Kosiarczyk, ... |
2023 | Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology 54 (3), 323-339, 2023 | Social Sciences | 22 |
| Political Party Brand and Consumer Choice in Ghana. EY Tweneboah-Koduah, M Akotia, CS Akotia, R Hinson |
2010 | Journal of Management Policy & Practice 11 (5), 2010 | Social Sciences | 22 |
| Community psychology in Africa: Views from across the continent S Lazarus, O Bojuwoye, R Chireshe, K Myambo, C Akotia, A Mogaji, ... |
2006 | Journal of Psychology in Africa 16 (2), 147-160, 2006 | Social Sciences | 22 |
| History, development and current status of psychology in Ghana S Oppong, K Oppong Asante, SK Kumaku, CS Akotia, CC Mate-Kole |
2014 | Contemporary psychology: Readings from Ghana, 1-17, 2014 | Social Sciences | 21 |
| Between Hippocrates and God: Ugandan mental health professional's views on suicide BL Knizek, E Kinyanda, CS Akotia, H Hjelmeland |
2013 | Mental Health, Religion & Culture 16 (8), 767-780, 2013 | Health Sciences | 21 |
| Religion as meaning-making resource in understanding suicidal behavior in Ghana and Uganda BL Knizek, J Andoh-Arthur, J Osafo, J Mugisha, E Kinyanda, C Akotia, ... |
2021 | Frontiers in psychology 12, 549404, 2021 | Humanities | 20 |
| Religious commitment and prejudicial attitudes toward homosexuals in Ghana AA Gyasi-Gyamerah, CS Akotia |
2016 | IFE PsychologIA: An International Journal 24 (2), 279-289, 2016 | Social Sciences | 17 |
| Toward an African-centered psychology: Voices of continental African psychologists CS Akotia, A Olowu |
2000 | Psych Discourse 31 (10), 7-12, 2000 | Social Sciences | 17 |
| Anger and disgust shape judgments of social sanctions across cultures, especially in high individual autonomy societies PA Andersson, I Vartanova, D Västfjäll, G Tinghög, P Strimling, J Wu, ... |
2024 | Scientific reports 14 (1), 5591, 2024 | Social Sciences | 16 |
| Challenging EuroAmerican-centered psychology: The voices of African psychologists JC Naidoo, A Olowu, A Gilbert, C Akotia |
2020 | Merging Past, Present, and Future in Cross-cultural Psychology, 124-134, 2020 | Social Sciences | 16 |
| “We now have a patient and not a criminal”: An exploratory study of judges and lawyers’ views on suicide attempters and the law in Ghana J Osafo, CS Akotia, J Andoh-Arthur, KE Boakye, E NB Quarshie |
2018 | International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology 62 (6 …, 2018 | Health Sciences | 16 |
| Self-construals predict personal life satisfaction with different strengths across societal contexts differing in national wealth and religious heritage Á Sánchez-Rodríguez, VL Vignoles, MH Bond, M Adamovic, CS Akotia, ... |
2023 | Self and Identity 22 (5), 689-712, 2023 | Humanities | 15 |
| Community leaders' attitudes towards and perceptions of suicide and suicide prevention in Ghana J Osafo, CS Akotia, ENB Quarshie, J Andoh-Arthur, KE Boakye |
2019 | Transcultural Psychiatry 56 (3), 529-551, 2019 | Social Sciences | 15 |
| Comparing the reasons for suicide from attempt survivors and their families in Ghana W Asare-Doku, J Osafo, CS Akotia |
2019 | BMC Public Health 19 (1), 412, 2019 | Health Sciences | 15 |
| Validation of the multidimensional WHOQOL‐OLD in Ghana: A study among population‐based healthy adults in three ethnically different districts A Anum, S Adjorlolo, CS Akotia, A de‐Graft Aikins |
2021 | Brain and Behavior 11 (8), e02193, 2021 | Social Sciences | 14 |