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Emmanuel Nii-Boye Quarshie

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Verified email at ug.edu.gh Department of Psychology, University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
Self-harmSuicideAdolescent and Young Adult Mental HealthChild Sexual Abuse
Publications

81

Citations

1,837

H-index

23

i10-index

44

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
22.7
Most cited paper
244
First publication year
2011
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 00:01
Publications

81 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
The prevalence and correlates of suicidal behaviours (ideation, plan and attempt) among adolescents in senior high schools in Ghana
KO Asante, N Kugbey, J Osafo, ENB Quarshie, JO Sarfo
2017 SSM-population Health 3, 427-434, 2017 Health Sciences 244
The relationship between emotional intelligence and job satisfaction among nurses in Accra
T Tagoe, ENB Quarshie
2017 Nursing open 4 (2), 84-89, 2017 Social Sciences 179
Self-harm with suicidal and non-suicidal intent in young people in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review
ENB Quarshie, MG Waterman, AO House
2020 BMC Psychiatry 20 (234), 1-26, 2020 Social Sciences 144
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
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
Prevalence of suicidal behaviour among nursing and midwifery college students in Ghana
ENB Quarshie, HV Cheataa‐Plange, F Annor, W Asare‐Doku, JKS Lartey
2019 Nursing open 6 (3), 897-906, 2019 Health Sciences 56
Adolescent Problem Gambling in Rural Ghana: Prevalence and Gender Differentiation
SK Odame, ENB Quarshie, M Oti-Boadi, J Andoh-Arthur, KO Asante
2021 Journal of Gambling Studies 37, 83–105, 2021 Social Sciences 51
Prevalence of self‑harm among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender adolescents: a comparison of personal and social adversity with a heterosexual sample in Ghana
ENB Quarshie, MG Waterman, AO House
2020 BMC Research Notes 13 (271), 1-6, 2020 Social Sciences 47
Suicidal behaviours among adolescents in Liberia
ENB Quarshie, HK Onyeaka, K Oppong Asante
2020 BMC Psychiatry 20 (572), 1-12, 2020 Social Sciences 47
Prevalence and associations of depression, anxiety, and stress among people living with HIV: A hospital‐based analytical cross‐sectional study
S Opoku Agyemang, J Ninonni, L Bennin, E Agyare, L Gyimah, K Senya, ...
2022 Health Science Reports 5 (5), e754, 2022 Health Sciences 41
COVID-19 school closure and adolescent mental health in sub-Saharan Africa
K Oppong Asante, ENB Quarshie, J Andoh-Arthur
2021 International Journal of Social Psychiatry 67 (7), 958-960, 2021 Health Sciences 39
Adolescent self-harm in Ghana: a qualitative interview-based study of firsthand accounts
ENB Quarshie, MG Waterman, AO House
2020 BMC Psychiatry 20 (275), 1-14, 2020 Social Sciences 39
Self-harm among in-school and street-connected adolescents in Ghana: a cross-sectional survey in the Greater Accra region
ENB Quarshie, F Shuweihdi, M Waterman, A House
2021 BMJ Open 11 (1), 1-18, 2021 Social Sciences 35
Multiple perpetrator rape in Ghana: Offenders, victims and offence characteristics
ENB Quarshie, PA Davies, MIA Badasu, T Tagoe, PA Otoo, PO Afriyie
2018 Journal of sexual aggression 24 (1), 125-141, 2018 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
Vigilantism in Ghana: Trends, Victim Characteristics, and Reported Reasons
M Adzimah‐Alade, CS Akotia, F Annor, ENB Quarshie
2020 The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice 59 (2), 194-213, 2020 Social Sciences 28
Suicide attempts among 1,437 adolescents aged 12–17 years attending junior high schools in Ghana.
ENB Quarshie, J Andoh-Arthur
2022 Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention 43 (1), 8-17, 2022 Social Sciences 26
Public’s perceptions of the phenomenon of street children: A qualitative study of students and shopkeepers in Accra, Ghana
ENB Quarshie
2011 Trondheim, Norway: Master’s thesis, Norwegian University of Science and …, 2011 Social Sciences 26
Marijuana use and repeated attempted suicide among senior high school students in Ghana: Evidence from the WHO Global School-Based Student Health Survey, 2012
J Tetteh, G Ekem-Ferguson, SM Swaray, N Kugbey, ENB Quarshie, ...
2020 General Psychiatry 33 (6), 1-10, 2020 Health Sciences 25
Clergy‑Perpetrated Sexual Abuse in Ghana: A Media Content Analysis of Survivors, Offenders, and Offence Characteristics
ENB Quarshie, PA Davies, JW Acharibasam, C Owiredua, P Atorkey, ...
2022 Journal of Religion and Health 61, 3028–3054, 2022 Social Sciences 24
Epidemiology of suicidal behaviours among school-going adolescents in post-conflict Sierra Leone
K Oppong Asante, ENB Quarshie, HK Onyeaka
2021 Journal of Affective Disorders 295, 989-996, 2021 Health Sciences 24
Boys should not be overlooked: sexual violence victimization and associated factors among school-going adolescents in urban Ghana.
ENB Quarshie
2021 Child Abuse and Neglect 120, 1-13, 2021 Social Sciences 23
Marijuana use and suicidal behaviours among school-going adolescents in Africa: assessments of prevalence and risk factors from the Global School-Based Student Health Survey
J Tetteh, G Ekem-Ferguson, ENB Quarshie, SM Swaray, MA Ayanore, ...
2021 General Psychiatry 34 (4), e100558, 2021 Health Sciences 23
Online media reporting of suicidal behaviour in Ghana: Analysis of adherence to the WHO guidelines
ENB Quarshie, J Andoh-Arthur, KO Asante, W Asare-Doku
2021 International Journal of Social Psychiatry 67 (3), 251-259, 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