Joana Salifu Yendork

Joana Salifu Yendork

University of Ghana

H-index: 16

Africa-Ghana

About Joana Salifu Yendork

Joana Salifu Yendork, With an exceptional h-index of 16 and a recent h-index of 15 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Ghana, specializes in the field of Child and Adolescent mental health, religion and mental health.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Adjustment of Ghanaian Youth in Institutional Care Compared to Youth in Family Care

Adult Perceptions of Child Adjustment in Institutional versus Family Care in Ghana

Special Issue Editorial: The Psychology of Orphanhood

University students’ perspectives on the benefits and challenges of emergency remote teaching during the Covid-19 pandemic in Ghana

Family neglect and perspectives on patients living with mental health disorders on the street

Child sexual abuse in Ghana: A multi‐methods exploratory study

The Impacts of Teachings of a Neo-Prophetic Church on Adolescents’ Well-being and Character Development: An Exploratory Qualitative Study in Ghana

Forgiveness among Ghanaian children and early adolescents in the context of peer‐to‐peer dyads

Joana Salifu Yendork Information

University

Position

Senior Lecturer Dept. of Psychology

Citations(all)

780

Citations(since 2020)

659

Cited By

315

hIndex(all)

16

hIndex(since 2020)

15

i10Index(all)

23

i10Index(since 2020)

22

Email

University Profile Page

University of Ghana

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Joana Salifu Yendork Skills & Research Interests

Child and Adolescent mental health

religion and mental health

Top articles of Joana Salifu Yendork

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Adjustment of Ghanaian Youth in Institutional Care Compared to Youth in Family Care

Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal

Anna W Wright

Joana Salifu Yendork

Wendy Kliewer

2024/4

Adult Perceptions of Child Adjustment in Institutional versus Family Care in Ghana

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Anna W Wright

Joana Salifu Yendork

Simron Richard

Princess-Melissa Washington-Nortey

Wendy Kliewer

2024/3/9

Special Issue Editorial: The Psychology of Orphanhood

Joana Salifu Yendork

Ernest Darkwah

2023/1/1

University students’ perspectives on the benefits and challenges of emergency remote teaching during the Covid-19 pandemic in Ghana

Education and Information Technologies

Emmanuel Boakye Omari

Joana Salifu Yendork

Ebenezer Ankrah

2023/5

Family neglect and perspectives on patients living with mental health disorders on the street

Community mental health journal

Akosua Serwaah Bonsu

Kwame Anim-Boamah

Cardinal Newton

Osei Assibey Antwi

Joana Salifu Yendork

2023/10

Child sexual abuse in Ghana: A multi‐methods exploratory study

Children & Society

Garnet Linda Naa Adukwei Acquaye

Emmanuel Nii‐Boye Quarshie

Joana Salifu Yendork

Kwaku Oppong Asante

2023/12

The Impacts of Teachings of a Neo-Prophetic Church on Adolescents’ Well-being and Character Development: An Exploratory Qualitative Study in Ghana

Journal of Religion in Africa

Joana Salifu Yendork

2023/3/28

Forgiveness among Ghanaian children and early adolescents in the context of peer‐to‐peer dyads

Personal Relationships

Joyce Komesuor

Sheri A Nsamenang

Joana Salifu Yendork

Selina Owusu Boadu

Annabella Osei‐Tutu

...

2023/9

Examination of the lived experiences of the female spouse in child mar-riages in northern Ghana: Implications for psychological well-being

Ghana Social Science Journal

Elizabeth Anokyewaa Sarfo

Joana Salifu Yendork

Anthony V Naidoo

2023/12/16

Young people and gambling in sub-Saharan Africa: towards a critical research agenda

Journal of the British Academy

Franklin Glozah

Christopher Bunn

Junious M Sichali

Joana Salifu Yendork

Otiyela Mtema

...

2023/3/22

Experiences of siblings of individuals with autism spectrum disorders

International Journal of Developmental Disabilities

M Oti-Boadi

J Salifu Yendork

EB Omari

S Oppong

2023/8/8

Football Betting Among University Students in Ghana

Joana Salifu Yendork

Kwaku Oppong Asante

Emmanuel Nii-Boye Quarshie

2023/11/17

Experiences Following Amputation among Amputees and Their Caregivers: An Exploratory Study in a Developing Country

Illness, Crisis & Loss

Esther Ohenewa

Joana Salifu Yendork

Benjamin Amponsah

2023/7

The older adult migrant and support systems: A focus on Haatso and Agbogbloshie Yam markets’ communities in Ghana

Families in Society

Lois Nambu Ndubajam

Joana Salifu Yendork

Abigail Adubea Mills

2023/1

“I always think about tomorrow what I'll eat” an exploration of the experiences of adolescents in poor urban contexts in Accra, Ghana

Children & Society

Diana Ade

Joana Salifu Yendork

Ernest Darkwah

2023/11

Caregivers’ Perspectives on Relapse and Suggestions for Rehabilitation: A Qualitative Study in the Eastern Region of Ghana

Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health

Akosua Serwaah Bonsu

Joana Salifu Yendork

Osei Assibey Antwi

2023/5/31

Regulation of gambling in Sub-Saharan Africa: findings from a comparative policy analysis

Public Health

Junious Mabo Sichali

Christopher Bunn

Darragh McGee

Virve K Marionneau

Joana Salifu Yendork

...

2023/1/1

Child marriage, wellbeing, and mental health in Central and Western Africa: A scoping review of positive and negative outcomes

Joana Salifu Yendork

Wendy Kliewer

John Cyrus

2023/10/24

Is the Church a Place of Solace or Frustration?: An Examination of the Impact of Contemporary Christianity on Congregants of Selected Neo-Prophetic Churches in Ghana

Journal of Religion in Africa

Elizabeth Anokyewaa Sarfo

Joana Salifu Yendork

Lily Kpobi

2022/6/3

“It is not something you can easily forget”: Ghanaian parents’ experiences of child loss

OMEGA-Journal of Death and Dying

Grace Owusu Asare

Francis Annor

Joana Salifu Yendork

2022/12

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