Johnny Andoh-Arthur
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 150943 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Johnny Andoh-Arthur |
| NOMBRES | Johnny |
| APELLIDO | Andoh-Arthur |
| FIRMA | ANDOH-ARTHUR J |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Ghana |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7036-1835 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 28 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 20 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 28 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2015 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Prison Gatekeeping and Ethical Challenges in Qualitative Research with Homicide Offenders in Ghana
This reflexive qualitative study examines prison gatekeeping in Ghanaian homicide research. Drawing on interviews with male and female offenders in a medium-security prison, it explores ethical, methodological, and relational challenges in negotiating access and conducting research in highly regulated environments. Findings show that gatekeepers perform dual roles: facilitating access, trust, and ethical compliance, while enforcing protocols that…
Mental Illness Framing and Programming in Christian Places of Worship
Homicide Offenders’ Perceptions of Procedural Justice in Ghana’s Criminal Courts
This study examines the lived experiences of homicide offenders in Ghana navigating trials and justice processes. Using in-depth interviews with men and women serving life sentences, it applies procedural justice theory to explore perceptions of fairness, legal representation, and institutional integrity. Reflexive thematic analysis revealed divergent narratives: some accepted guilt and viewed the process as fair, while others cited wrongful conv…
Labeling theory and self-reflection
This article examines gender differences in how homicide offenders experience and overcome suicidal thoughts in prison. Thirteen persons convicted of murder, both male and female, participated in in-depth interviews conducted using a semi-structured guide. The qualitative data were analysed through thematic analysis. The findings indicate that while some inmates experience suicidal ideation due to the harsh prison conditions and the extended dura…
Beyond the crime
Conception and Experiences of Grief Among Ghanaian Children
The purpose of the study was to explore the conceptions and experiences of grief due to death among Ghanaian children. The study employed a phenomenological study design to understand the lived experiences of Ghanaian children, using a semi-structured interview guide. Participants were purposefully sampled. Thirty school-going children aged between 7 and 17 (average age: 13.83) who had experienced the loss of a loved one, were interviewed in Engl…
Is personhood lost after mental illness? Exploring the dynamic interface between personhood and mental illness in Ghana
Understanding of local conceptions of personhood and mental illness is central for developing therapeutic alliance and treatment regimens for persons living with mental illness. Such persons are exposed to several discriminatory behaviours yet factors that seem to encourage these behaviours are still not entirely understood. Personhood as construed from an emic perspective could potentially guide an understanding of societal attitudes toward indi…
The Coping Strategies of Women Convicted of Homicide in Ghana
Mental health problems, interpersonal trust, and socio-cultural correlates of corruption perception in Ghana
Introduction: This study examines the overall levels and effects of corruption perception on mental health while controlling for the effect of interpersonal trust as a routine covariate in studies of corruption. Methods: = 3.66) were invited to answer a cross-sectional survey. Group mean difference tests and network analysis were performed. Results: Women, urban dwellers, and those who showed moderate religiosity, and lower nationality reported t…
Internalized stigma
BACKGROUND: Older adults have been found to internalize stigma from society and this has been linked to several variables including social support, coping, psychological distress, and mental well-being. However, there is a dearth of research on how these variables interact with each other to impact the life of older adults. AIMS: This study employed path analysis to explore social support and coping as boundary conditions and underlying mechanism…
I am growing, but I don’t give up”
Religion and spirituality are considered to be helpful resources during late adulthood where declines and losses are presumably pronounced. In Ghana, religion and spirituality are integral aspects of everyday life. The purpose of the study was to explore and understand how older adults experience and make meaning of their lives using spirituality as a lens. Twelve community-dwelling older adults (age range = 60–81 years) in Ghana were interviewed…
Psychosocial Correlates of Sexual Orientation Self-Concept Ambiguity Among Ghanaian Adolescents
Establishing research priorities for investigating male suicide risk and recovery
This study uses the Delphi expert consensus method to work with lived-experience experts and establish research priorities to advance our understanding of male suicide risk and recovery. Items for the Delphi were generated via findings from two recent quantitative and qualitative systematic reviews on male suicide, a comprehensive gray literature search, responses to a global survey on male suicide, and feedback from a panel of 10 international a…
Substance use and suicide among men in Ghana
Post-Traumatic Growth and Resilience among Hospitalized Covid-19 Survivors
The literature on behavioral outcomes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic is inundated with mental health burdens such as depression and stress disorders. The current study investigated gender invariance on resilience and post-traumatic growth (PTG) as positive psychological changes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 381 survivors of the COVID-19 infection completed measurements of resilience, PTG, violence and stigma experience,…
Macro-level mental health system indicators and cross-national suicide rates
BACKGROUND: The relationship between macro-level mental health system indicators and population suicide rates is an area of contention in the literature, necessitating an analysis of current cross-national data to document any new trend in the relationship. OBJECTIVE: This study investigated whether mental health system indicators are associated with national suicide rates. METHOD: Using an ecological study design and multivariate non-parametric …
Online media reporting of suicidal behaviour in Ghana
Background: Irresponsible media reporting of suicide is a potential risk for copycat suicide. There is a paucity of studies from sub-Saharan Africa on the quality of media reporting of suicide. Objectives: We assessed the compliance of Ghanaian online media outlets with the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for media reporting of suicide. Methods: We searched 10 local media outlets with strong online presence in Ghana, to identify suicid…
Covid-19 school closure and adolescent mental health in sub-Saharan Africa
To Keep the Law or to Repeal It
We explored the views of members of parliament (MPs) in Ghana on the call to decriminalise attempted suicide. We applied reflexive thematic analysis to Parliamentary Hansards (2017-2020) on calls to decriminalise attempted suicide in Ghana. 11 MPs shared their stance for or against the call. We developed three major themes that entailed, often, opposing views: (1) deterrent effect of the law (against: the law punishes and deters to protect life; …
The Role of Religious Leaders in Suicide Prevention in Ghana. A Qualitative Analysis
Engaging Television for Public Education and Counselling on Suicide
Inter-Sectoral Management of Suicidal Persons in Ghana
Community leaders' attitudes towards and perceptions of suicide and suicide prevention in Ghana
Community leaders can play an important role in suicide prevention because they are potential gatekeepers in resource-poor settings. To investigate their attitudes towards suicide and the role they play when people are in suicidal crisis, 10 community leaders were interviewed in a rural community in Ghana. Thematic Analysis of the interviews showed that leaders held two conflicting views about suicide: health crisis and moral taboo. They also vie…
Suicide among men in Ghana
In Ghana, some studies have reported a high rate for both fatal and non-fatal suicidal behaviors among men. The current study aimed at understanding the psychosocial circumstances involved in male suicides. We interviewed between two to seven close relations of each of 12 men who died by suicide. Interpretative phenomenological analysis of data indicates that experiences of shame related to loss of economic control, breach of patriarchal norms, a…
Police Views of Suicidal Persons and the Law Criminalizing Attempted Suicide in Ghana
The penal code of Ghana condemns suicide attempt. The present study sought to explore the views of the police on persons who attempt suicide and the law criminalizing the act. Qualitative in-depth interviews were used to explore the views of 18 officers of the Ghana Police Service. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis technique. Findings showed that the police officers profiled suicide attempters as needy, enigmatic, ignorant, and blamewort…
Suicide among men in Ghana
In Ghana, some studies have reported a high rate for both fatal and non-fatal suicidal behaviors among men. The current study aimed at understanding the psychosocial circumstances involved in male suicides. We interviewed between two to seven close relations of each of 12 men who died by suicide. Interpretative phenomenological analysis of data indicates that experiences of shame related to loss of economic control, breach of patriarchal norms, a…
Attempted Suicide in Ghana
To understand the experiences of suicidal persons in Ghana, 10 persons were interviewed after they attempted suicide. Thematic analysis of data showed that motivation for suicidal behavior included social taunting, hopelessness, and partner's infidelity. Suicidal persons reported stigma expressed through physical molestation and social ostracism, which left them traumatized. However, they coped through social support from relations, religious fai…
Establishing research priorities for investigating male suicide risk and recovery
This study uses the Delphi expert consensus method to work with lived-experience experts and establish research priorities to advance our understanding of male suicide risk and recovery. Items for the Delphi were generated via findings from two recent quantitative and qualitative systematic reviews on male suicide, a comprehensive gray literature search, responses to a global survey on male suicide, and feedback from a panel of 10 international a…
Walking a tightrope
Engaging non-conventional gatekeepers such as the police presents both promises and perils. Although studies have relied on police data for researching suicide and other sensitive topics in Africa, there is a paucity of literature that explores or reflects on police gatekeeping and its research implications. This paper presents authors’ reflections on police gatekeeping in a qualitative suicide study in Accra, Ghana. The main observation is that …
The Role of Religious Leaders in Suicide Prevention in Ghana. A Qualitative Analysis
Determinants of Psychological Help-Seeking Intentions of University Students in Ghana
Attempted Suicide in Ghana
To understand the experiences of suicidal persons in Ghana, 10 persons were interviewed after they attempted suicide. Thematic analysis of data showed that motivation for suicidal behavior included social taunting, hopelessness, and partner's infidelity. Suicidal persons reported stigma expressed through physical molestation and social ostracism, which left them traumatized. However, they coped through social support from relations, religious fai…
Police Views of Suicidal Persons and the Law Criminalizing Attempted Suicide in Ghana
The penal code of Ghana condemns suicide attempt. The present study sought to explore the views of the police on persons who attempt suicide and the law criminalizing the act. Qualitative in-depth interviews were used to explore the views of 18 officers of the Ghana Police Service. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis technique. Findings showed that the police officers profiled suicide attempters as needy, enigmatic, ignorant, and blamewort…
Walking a tightrope
Engaging non-conventional gatekeepers such as the police presents both promises and perils. Although studies have relied on police data for researching suicide and other sensitive topics in Africa, there is a paucity of literature that explores or reflects on police gatekeeping and its research implications. This paper presents authors’ reflections on police gatekeeping in a qualitative suicide study in Accra, Ghana. The main observation is that …
Suicide among men in Ghana
In Ghana, some studies have reported a high rate for both fatal and non-fatal suicidal behaviors among men. The current study aimed at understanding the psychosocial circumstances involved in male suicides. We interviewed between two to seven close relations of each of 12 men who died by suicide. Interpretative phenomenological analysis of data indicates that experiences of shame related to loss of economic control, breach of patriarchal norms, a…
Community leaders' attitudes towards and perceptions of suicide and suicide prevention in Ghana
Community leaders can play an important role in suicide prevention because they are potential gatekeepers in resource-poor settings. To investigate their attitudes towards suicide and the role they play when people are in suicidal crisis, 10 community leaders were interviewed in a rural community in Ghana. Thematic Analysis of the interviews showed that leaders held two conflicting views about suicide: health crisis and moral taboo. They also vie…
Engaging Television for Public Education and Counselling on Suicide
Inter-Sectoral Management of Suicidal Persons in Ghana
Macro-level mental health system indicators and cross-national suicide rates
BACKGROUND: The relationship between macro-level mental health system indicators and population suicide rates is an area of contention in the literature, necessitating an analysis of current cross-national data to document any new trend in the relationship. OBJECTIVE: This study investigated whether mental health system indicators are associated with national suicide rates. METHOD: Using an ecological study design and multivariate non-parametric …
Online media reporting of suicidal behaviour in Ghana
Background: Irresponsible media reporting of suicide is a potential risk for copycat suicide. There is a paucity of studies from sub-Saharan Africa on the quality of media reporting of suicide. Objectives: We assessed the compliance of Ghanaian online media outlets with the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for media reporting of suicide. Methods: We searched 10 local media outlets with strong online presence in Ghana, to identify suicid…
Covid-19 school closure and adolescent mental health in sub-Saharan Africa
To Keep the Law or to Repeal It
We explored the views of members of parliament (MPs) in Ghana on the call to decriminalise attempted suicide. We applied reflexive thematic analysis to Parliamentary Hansards (2017-2020) on calls to decriminalise attempted suicide in Ghana. 11 MPs shared their stance for or against the call. We developed three major themes that entailed, often, opposing views: (1) deterrent effect of the law (against: the law punishes and deters to protect life; …
The Role of Religious Leaders in Suicide Prevention in Ghana. A Qualitative Analysis
Substance use and suicide among men in Ghana
Post-Traumatic Growth and Resilience among Hospitalized Covid-19 Survivors
The literature on behavioral outcomes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic is inundated with mental health burdens such as depression and stress disorders. The current study investigated gender invariance on resilience and post-traumatic growth (PTG) as positive psychological changes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 381 survivors of the COVID-19 infection completed measurements of resilience, PTG, violence and stigma experience,…
Establishing research priorities for investigating male suicide risk and recovery
This study uses the Delphi expert consensus method to work with lived-experience experts and establish research priorities to advance our understanding of male suicide risk and recovery. Items for the Delphi were generated via findings from two recent quantitative and qualitative systematic reviews on male suicide, a comprehensive gray literature search, responses to a global survey on male suicide, and feedback from a panel of 10 international a…
Mental health problems, interpersonal trust, and socio-cultural correlates of corruption perception in Ghana
Introduction: This study examines the overall levels and effects of corruption perception on mental health while controlling for the effect of interpersonal trust as a routine covariate in studies of corruption. Methods: = 3.66) were invited to answer a cross-sectional survey. Group mean difference tests and network analysis were performed. Results: Women, urban dwellers, and those who showed moderate religiosity, and lower nationality reported t…
Internalized stigma
BACKGROUND: Older adults have been found to internalize stigma from society and this has been linked to several variables including social support, coping, psychological distress, and mental well-being. However, there is a dearth of research on how these variables interact with each other to impact the life of older adults. AIMS: This study employed path analysis to explore social support and coping as boundary conditions and underlying mechanism…
I am growing, but I don’t give up”
Religion and spirituality are considered to be helpful resources during late adulthood where declines and losses are presumably pronounced. In Ghana, religion and spirituality are integral aspects of everyday life. The purpose of the study was to explore and understand how older adults experience and make meaning of their lives using spirituality as a lens. Twelve community-dwelling older adults (age range = 60–81 years) in Ghana were interviewed…
Psychosocial Correlates of Sexual Orientation Self-Concept Ambiguity Among Ghanaian Adolescents
Beyond the crime
Conception and Experiences of Grief Among Ghanaian Children
The purpose of the study was to explore the conceptions and experiences of grief due to death among Ghanaian children. The study employed a phenomenological study design to understand the lived experiences of Ghanaian children, using a semi-structured interview guide. Participants were purposefully sampled. Thirty school-going children aged between 7 and 17 (average age: 13.83) who had experienced the loss of a loved one, were interviewed in Engl…
Is personhood lost after mental illness? Exploring the dynamic interface between personhood and mental illness in Ghana
Understanding of local conceptions of personhood and mental illness is central for developing therapeutic alliance and treatment regimens for persons living with mental illness. Such persons are exposed to several discriminatory behaviours yet factors that seem to encourage these behaviours are still not entirely understood. Personhood as construed from an emic perspective could potentially guide an understanding of societal attitudes toward indi…
The Coping Strategies of Women Convicted of Homicide in Ghana
Prison Gatekeeping and Ethical Challenges in Qualitative Research with Homicide Offenders in Ghana
This reflexive qualitative study examines prison gatekeeping in Ghanaian homicide research. Drawing on interviews with male and female offenders in a medium-security prison, it explores ethical, methodological, and relational challenges in negotiating access and conducting research in highly regulated environments. Findings show that gatekeepers perform dual roles: facilitating access, trust, and ethical compliance, while enforcing protocols that…
Psychology (22 obras) · Medicine (14 obras) · Social Psychology (14 obras) · Poison control (12 obras) · Psychiatry (12 obras) · Mental health (11 obras) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (11 obras) · Qualitative research (10 obras) · Sociology (10 obras) · Suicide prevention (10 obras)