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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mental health problems, interpersonal trust, and socio-cultural correlates of corruption perception in Ghana F Anyan, J Andoh-Arthur, SB Adjei, CS Akotia |
2024 | Frontiers in public health 12, 1269579, 2024 | Health Sciences | 12 |
| Civic engagement and participation among Ghanaian and Kenyan students and their correlates DL Sam, RN Wanjohi, CS Akotia |
2019 | Journal of Civil Society 15 (1), 42-61, 2019 | Social Sciences | 12 |
| From condemnation to understanding: Views on suicidal behavior in Ghana in transition J Osafo, CS Akotia, H Hjelmeland, BL Knizek |
2017 | Death studies 41 (8), 532-541, 2017 | Social Sciences | 12 |
| Cuestionando la Psicología centrada en lo euronorteamericano: Las voces de los psicólogos africanos JC Naidoo, A Gilbert, A Olowu, C Akotia |
2002 | Boletín de psicología, 19-32, 2002 | Social Sciences | 11 |
| Conceptions of personhood in Ghana: An emic perspective JK Gavi, CS Akotia, J Osafo, AA Gyasi-Gyamerah, J Andoh-Arthur, ... |
2022 | Ghana Social Science Journal 19 (1), 16-31, 2022 | Social Sciences | 9 |
| The role of cultural heterogeneity in strengthening the link between family relationships and life satisfaction in 50 societies LMW Li, VMC Lun, MH Bond, JC Yeung, ER Igou, BW Haas, S Stoyanova, ... |
2024 | Journal of Happiness Studies 25 (6), 76, 2024 | Social Sciences | 8 |
| What accounts for quality of life among older adults? Examining chronic physical health, mental health, and social support among ethnically diverse populations in Ghana A Anum, CS Akotia, A de-Graft Aikins |
2024 | Cogent Gerontology 3 (1), 2308846, 2024 | Social Sciences | 8 |
| Unpackaging the link between economic inequality and self-construal Á Sánchez-Rodríguez, AK Uskul, R Rodríguez-Bailón, GB Willis, ... |
2023 | Self and Identity 22 (5), 713-739, 2023 | Social Sciences | 8 |
| Common perinatal mental disorders: a study of correlates, quality of life and birth outcomes among pregnant women in Accra, Ghana BA Agyekum, CS Akotia, J Osafo, K Nyarko |
2022 | IFE PsychologIA: An International Journal 30 (2), 106-117, 2022 | Social Sciences | 7 |
| News editors’ views about suicide and suicide stories in Ghana CS Akotia, J Osafo, W Asare-Doku, KE Boakye |
2020 | Psychological studies 65 (1), 1-8, 2020 | Social Sciences | 7 |
| Community psychology in Ghana: Challenges, successes and prospects CS Akotia, KB Barimah |
2006 | Journal of Psychology in Africa 16 (2), 173-176, 2006 | Social Sciences | 7 |
| Contemporary psychology: readings from Ghana CS Akotia, CC Mate-Kole |
2014 | — | Social Sciences | 6 |
| Life satisfaction and self-esteem among Liberian refugees in Ghana C Wehlah, Gabriel A. & Akotia |
2000 | IFE Psychologia: An International Journal 8 (1), 76-87, 2000 | Social Sciences | 6 |
| Examining the connection between position‐based power and social status across 70 cultures A Wasiel, MR Górski, MH Bond, VWL Yeung, P Akaliyski, G Akello, J Park, ... |
2025 | British journal of social psychology 64 (2), e12871, 2025 | Social Sciences | 5 |
| Psychological factors associated with mental adjustment to breast cancer: a hospital-based observational study HAN Dadzie, E Teye-Kwadjo, K Oppong Asante, M Amankwah-Poku, ... |
2024 | Illness, Crisis & Loss 32 (4), 621-643, 2024 | Health Sciences | 5 |
| To keep the law or to repeal it: views of parliamentarians on the call to decriminalise attempted suicide in Ghana ENB Quarshie, K Oppong Asante, J Andoh-Arthur, CS Akotia, J Osafo |
2024 | OMEGA-Journal of death and dying 89 (1), 39-56, 2024 | Law | 5 |
| “I am growing, but I don’t give up”: Spiritual experiences of older adults in Ghana EY Aglozo, CS Akotia, A Osei-Tutu, J Andoh-Arthur |
2025 | Archive for the Psychology of Religion 47 (2), 171-189, 2025 | Social Sciences | 4 |
| Do ethnicity and sex-role ideology influence self-esteem among US and West-African young adults: An exploratory cross-cultural study A Anum, CS Akotia, P Akin-Olugbade |
2018 | Journal of Psychology in Africa 28 (6), 462-467, 2018 | Social Sciences | 4 |
| The Ghana Zero Hunger Strategic Review Ghana. Ministry for Planning, M Steiner-Asiedu, S Dittoh, SK Newton, ... |
2017 | Ministry for Planning, 2017 | Social Sciences | 4 |
| Exploring Ethnic Stereotypes and Prejudice Among Some Major Ethnic Groups in Ghana VW Lawson, CS Akotia, M Asumeng |
2015 | Journal of Social Science Studies 2 (1), 17-35, 2015 | Social Sciences | 4 |
| Risky driving attitudes in Ghana: is the use of fear-based messages operational? N Anakwah, CS Akotia, J Osafo, F Parimah, JO Sarfo, GB Aggrey |
2015 | European Researcher. Series A 97 (8), 560-567, 2015 | Social Sciences | 4 |
| Food cultures: Understanding traditional and modern eating G Sproesser, MB Ruby, CS Akotia, M dos Santos Alvarenga, ... |
2025 | — | Social Sciences | 3 |
| Positive and negative experiences of refugees in accessing a settlement service in southern Ontario, Canada J Akotia, Charity* & Naidoo |
1998 | IFE Psychologia: An International Journal 6 (2), 152-169, 1998 | Social Sciences | 3 |
| Beliefs about a brighter future for all humanity as an evolutionary adaptation to pathogen prevalence BW Haas, X Lou, VWL Yeung, LMW Li, MA Hussain, M Joshanloo, ... |
2025 | Personality and Individual Differences 247, 113398, 2025 | Health Sciences | 2 |
| Is personhood lost after mental illness? Exploring the dynamic interface between personhood and mental illness in Ghana SM Asafo, J Osafo, CS Akotia, AA Gyasi-Gyamerah, J Andoh-Arthur, ... |
2025 | Transcultural Psychiatry 62 (2), 192-201, 2025 | Social Sciences | 2 |