Prof Joseph Osafo (Professor of Clinical & Health Psychology)
PROFESSOR
CollegeCOLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
suicidereligion and mental healthsexualitydivorceHIV
Publication activity
Publication statistics
Publications
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| Publication | Year | Journal | Thematic area | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patterns of adverse childhood experiences and associations with prenatal substance use and poor infant outcomes in a multi-country cohort of mothers: a latent class analysis CL Hemady, LG Speyer, AL Murray, RH Brown, F Meinck, D Fry, H Do, ... |
2022 | BMC pregnancy and childbirth 22 (1), 505, 2022 | Social Sciences | 25 |
| Examining acculturative stress among international students in Ghana using an interpretative phenomenological approach. Unpacking the social support systems K Gyasi-Gyamerah, J Osafo, AA Gyasi-Gyamerah, ES Boadu |
2024 | PLoS One 19 (9), e0311123, 2024 | Social Sciences | 23 |
| 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 |
| Is cultural adaptation needed beyond using Christian-accommodated reach forgiveness psychoeducational group intervention in Ghana? An efficacy study comparing a Christian … A Osei-Tutu, J Osafo, A Anum, R Appiah-Danquah, EL Worthington Jr, ... |
2020 | Spirituality in Clinical Practice 7 (2), 73, 2020 | 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 |
| Hesitancy towards COVID-19 vaccination: the role of personality traits, anti-vaccine attitudes and illness perception E Nanteer-Oteng, IA Kretchy, DO Nanteer, JP Kretchy, J Osafo |
2022 | PLOS Global Public Health 2 (12), e0001435, 2022 | Health Sciences | 22 |
| Growing up HIV-positive in Uganda:“psychological immunodeficiency”? A qualitative study BL Knizek, J Mugisha, J Osafo, E Kinyanda |
2017 | BMC psychology 5 (1), 30, 2017 | Social 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 |
| Associations between ADHD symptoms and maternal and birth outcomes: an exploratory analysis in a multi-country cohort of expectant mothers AL Murray, D Taut, A Baban, CL Hemady, S Walker, J Osafo, S Sikander, ... |
2022 | Journal of Attention Disorders 26 (14), 1882-1894, 2022 | Health Sciences | 19 |
| Substance use and suicide among men in Ghana: A qualitative study J Andoh-Arthur, H Hjelmeland, J Osafo, BL Knizek |
2022 | Current psychology 41 (3), 1243-1255, 2022 | Social Sciences | 19 |
| Health care professionals’ perspectives on barriers to treatment seeking for formal health services among orphan children and adolescents with HIV/AIDS and mental distress in a … J Mugisha, E Kinyanda, J Osafo, W Nalukenge, BL Knizek |
2020 | Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health 14 (1), 26, 2020 | Health Sciences | 19 |
| Attitudes towards suicide: Exploring the cultural meaning (s) of suicide in Ghana J Osafo |
2012 | — | Social Sciences | 18 |
| “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 |
| 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 |
| From cross-cultural to cultural thinking in psychological research and practice in Ghana J Osafo |
2018 | International Journal of Culture and Mental Health 11 (4), 447-456, 2018 | Social Sciences | 14 |
| Psychological and educational effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on online students and faculty of a Ghanaian university MK Asamoah, J Osafo, I Biney, B Agyekum |
2024 | Journal of Adult and Continuing Education 30 (2), 302-320, 2024 | Social Sciences | 13 |
| What research questions should the next generation of birth cohort studies address? An international Delphi study of experts PDRH Brown, PDM Eisner, PDS Valdebenito, PDS Walker, ... |
2021 | Academic Pediatrics 21 (1), 43-52, 2021 | Social Sciences | 13 |
| 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 |
| Approaches to regulating adolescent sexual behavior in Ghana: qualitative evidence from Somanya and Adidome S Langmagne, EY Tenkorang, E Asampong, J Osafo, JB Bingenheimer |
2018 | Archives of sexual behavior 47 (6), 1779-1790, 2018 | Social Sciences | 11 |
| Clinical presentation and pattern of neuro-developmental disorders in a health facility in Ghana: Implications for the health and educational sectors E Dickson, J Osarfo, E Asampong, I Kretchy |
2020 | Health Sciences Investigations Journal 1 (2), 114-120, 2020 | Health Sciences | 10 |
| A moderated mediation analysis of the association between smoking and suicide attempts among adolescents in 28 countries P Peprah, BYA Asare, R Okwei, W Agyemang-Duah, J Osafo, IA Kretchy, ... |
2023 | Scientific reports 13 (1), 5755, 2023 | Social Sciences | 9 |
| 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 |
| Conducting a qualitative research on suicide in Ghana using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA): A reflection after a decade J Osafo |
2021 | New Ideas in Psychology 60, 100836, 2021 | Social Sciences | 9 |
| Home-based sexuality education in Ghana: The perspectives of adolescents and parents J Osei Owusu, J Salifu Yendork, J Osafo |
2022 | International Journal of Sexual Health 34 (4), 550-566, 2022 | Social Sciences | 8 |