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Joana Salifu Yendork

PROFESSOR

Verified email at ug.edu.gh Professor, Dept. of Psychology, University of Ghana ORCID 0000-0001-5665-3404 Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
Child and Adolescent mental healthreligion and mental health
Publications

83

Citations

1,847

H-index

22

i10-index

41

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
22.3
Most cited paper
397
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
13 Sep 2026, 23:14
Publications

83 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Young people and gambling in sub-Saharan Africa: towards a critical research agenda
F Glozah, C Bunn, JM Sichali, JS Yendork, O Mtema, M Udedi, G Reith, ...
2023 Journal of the British Academy 11 (s3), 153-172, 2023 Social Sciences 17
Forgiveness among Ghanaian children and early adolescents in the context of peer‐to‐peer dyads
J Komesuor, SA Nsamenang, J Salifu Yendork, SO Boadu, A Osei‐Tutu, ...
2023 Personal Relationships 30 (3), 825-853, 2023 Social Sciences 14
University students’ perspectives on the benefits and challenges of emergency remote teaching during the Covid-19 pandemic in Ghana
EB Omari, J Salifu Yendork, E Ankrah
2023 Education and Information Technologies 28 (5), 6093-6113, 2023 Social Sciences 14
Patient-reported experiences of medication adherence at a community-based HIV clinic, Ghana
M Fosu, E Teye-Kwadjo, J Salifu Yendork
2022 Journal of Patient Experience 9, 23743735221107263, 2022 Health Sciences 14
The state of autism in Ghana: Afocus on cultural understanding and challenges in the Ghanaian setting
J Salifu, CC Mate-Kole
2014 Changing Trends in Mental Health Care and Research in Ghana, 69-82, 2014 Social Sciences 13
“After cutting It, things have never remained the same”: a qualitative study of the perspectives of amputees and their caregivers
E Ohenewa, JS Yendork, B Amponsah, FE Owusu‐Ansah
2025 Health Expectations 28 (1), e70148, 2025 Social Sciences 12
Experiences of siblings of individuals with autism spectrum disorders
M Oti-Boadi, J Salifu Yendork, EB Omari, S Oppong
2025 International Journal of Developmental Disabilities 71 (3), 428-441, 2025 Social Sciences 12
Psychological distress among community-based mental health professionals in Ghana: prevalence and contributing factors
AS Bonsu, J Salifu Yendork, KO Asante, EJ Dotse, K Owusu Ansah
2025 Discover Mental Health 5 (1), 44, 2025 Health Sciences 12
Forgiveness in children placed in children's homes: Understanding, process and motivation for forgiveness
J Salifu Yendork, SO Boadu, M Amankwah-Poku, A Osei-Tutu
2022 Child Care in Practice 28 (1), 20-42, 2022 Social Sciences 12
“It is not something you can easily forget”: Ghanaian parents’ experiences of child loss
GO Asare, F Annor, JS Yendork
2022 OMEGA-Journal of Death and Dying 86 (2), 644-667, 2022 Social Sciences 12
Adjustment profiles of low-income caregivers from the United States and South Africa: Contrasts and commonalities
W Kliewer, J Salifu Yendork, AW Wright, BJ Pillay
2018 Journal of child and family studies 27 (2), 522-534, 2018 Social Sciences 11
Care-‘less’: exploring the interface between child care and parental control in the context of child rights for workers in children’s homes in Ghana
E Darkwah, M Daniel, JS Yendork
2018 BMC International Health and Human Rights 18 (1), 13, 2018 Social Sciences 11
Experiences following amputation among amputees and their caregivers: an exploratory study in a developing country
E Ohenewa, JS Yendork, B Amponsah
2023 Illness, Crisis & Loss 31 (3), 445-466, 2023 Social Sciences 10
The older adult migrant and support systems: A focus on Haatso and Agbogbloshie Yam markets’ communities in Ghana
LN Ndubajam, J Salifu Yendork, AA Mills
2023 Families in Society 104 (1), 57-74, 2023 Agriculture 10
“I Wouldn’t Say We Were Treated Equally”: Experiences of Young Adult Stepchildren in the Ghanaian Context
RK Hoenayi, J Salifu Yendork
2018 Journal of Divorce & Remarriage 59 (7), 539-554, 2018 Social Sciences 10
Does it still take the whole community to raise a child? An overview of the state of research on orphanhood in the African context and the way forward
JS Yendork, NZ Somhlaba
2015 Ghana International Journal of Mental Health 6, 58-59, 2015 Social Sciences 10
Child marriage and well‐being in Central and Western Africa: A scoping review of costs and potential benefits for girls
JS Yendork, W Kliewer, JW Cyrus
2025 Journal of adolescence 97 (1), 85-101, 2025 Social Sciences 9
“I always think about tomorrow what I'll eat” an exploration of the experiences of adolescents in poor urban contexts in Accra, Ghana
D Ade, J Salifu Yendork, E Darkwah
2023 Children & Society 37 (6), 1974-1991, 2023 Social Sciences 8
Experiences of adolescent stepchildren in the stepfamily context in Ghana: A qualitative exploratory study
RE Ayittey, J Salifu Yendork, M Oti-Boadi, K Oppong Asante
2022 Journal of Divorce & Remarriage 63 (6), 422-440, 2022 Social Sciences 8
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
“The Prophet Says…”: A qualitative analysis of the mechanisms for inducing compliance among congregants of neo-Pentecostal Churches in Ghana
J Salifu Yendork, A Amponsah, EA Sarfo, L Kpobi
2020 Pastoral psychology 69 (3), 249-266, 2020 Social Sciences 8
Working with married girls: the experiences of Ghanaian professionals on the causes, impact, and interventions pertaining to child marriage
EA Sarfo, J Salifu Yendork, AV Naidoo
2020 Journal of Human Rights and Social Work 5 (4), 267-279, 2020 Social Sciences 8
Is Contemporary Christianity Promoting or Hindering Mental Health in Africa? An Exploration of the Impact of Charismatic Church Activities and Doctrines on the Mental Well …
J Salifu Yendork, L Kpobi, EA Sarfo
2019 Journal for the Study of the Religions of Africa and its Diaspora 5 (1), 50-68, 2019 Health Sciences 8
“There is nothing I can’t face now”: Coping with child loss among bereaved parents in Ghana
GO Asare, F Annor, JS Yendork
2025 OMEGA-Journal of Death and Dying 91 (1), 436-454, 2025 Social Sciences 7
Football betting among university students in Ghana
JS Yendork, KO Asante, E Nii-Boye Quarshie
2023 Social Sciences 7