Emma Sethina Adjaottor
Department of Behavioural SciencesSocial SciencesHealth SciencesLife Sciences

Emma Sethina Adjaottor

14 Publications8 Research Themes12 Open Access
Research Overview & Focus

This researcher conducts comprehensive studies across multiple health and social sciences domains, focusing on themes such as vaccine coverage, mental health, interventions, technology use, global health issues, and recent COVID-19 research, all within a region of interest. Their work integrates diverse methodologies like Rasch analysis with thematic studies to explore the drivers of vaccination acceptance and the mental health challenges faced by Ghanaian students.

Faculty Biography

Dr. Emma Sethina Adjaottor is a Senior Lecturer and a Licensed Clinical Psychologist at the Department of Behavioural Sciences, School of Medicine and Dentistry (SMD), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).  She is a member of Ghana Psychological Council (GPC) and the Ghana Psychological Association (GPA). She has twenty-five years of experience in teaching and clinical work.

Key Research Themes (8)
Social Sciences

COVID-19 and Mental Health

Health Sciences

Global Cancer Incidence and Screening

Social Sciences

Impact of Technology on Adolescents

Health Sciences

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Social Sciences

Suicide and Self-Harm Studies

Life Sciences

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies

Health Sciences

Traumatic Brain Injury Research

Social Sciences

Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy

Publications (14)

Associations between fear of COVID-19 and mental health in Ghana: A sequential mediation model

Open Access
2024COVID-19 and Mental HealthDOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e41407

Instruments Assessing Problematic Use of the Internet and Their Associations with Psychological Distress among Ghanaian University Students

Open Access
2024Impact of Technology on AdolescentsDOI: 10.32604/ijmhp.2024.057049

The Mediating Role of Selfitis in the Associations between Self-Esteem, Problematic Social Media Use, Problematic Smartphone Use, Body-Self Appearance, and Psychological Distress among Young Ghanaian Adults

Open Access
2022Impact of Technology on AdolescentsDOI: 10.3390/healthcare10122500

Predictors of COVID-19 Stress and COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptance among Adolescents in Ghana

Open Access
2022Vaccine Coverage and HesitancyDOI: 10.3390/ijerph19137871

Motors of COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptance Scale (MoVac-COVID19S): Evidence of Measurement Invariance Across Five Countries [Corrigendum]

Open Access
2022SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchDOI: 10.2147/rmhp.s369365

The psychometric properties of motors of COVID-19 vaccination acceptance scale (MoVac-COVID19S): A dataset across five regions

Open Access
2022Vaccine Coverage and HesitancyDOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2022.108103

Motors of COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptance Scale (MoVac-COVID19S): Evidence of Measurement Invariance Across Five Countries

Open Access
2022Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy

Examining the validity of the drivers of COVID-19 vaccination acceptance scale using Rasch analysis

Open Access
2021Vaccine Coverage and HesitancyDOI: 10.1080/14760584.2022.2011227

Supportive Systems Needed for the Functioning of People with Traumatic Brain Injury

Open Access
2021Traumatic Brain Injury ResearchDOI: 10.4103/shb.shb_13_21

Intervention Effect of Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation on Cognitive Functions among People with Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Open Access
2021Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation StudiesDOI: 10.3390/brainsci11070840

A Preliminary Psychometric Assessment of the Attitude of Tertiary Health Trainee Undergraduate Students Towards Breast - Self Examination in K.N.U.S.T, Ghana

Open Access
2021Global Cancer Incidence and ScreeningDOI: 10.20944/preprints202103.0251.v1

Internet Addiction Among KNUST School of Medical Sciences and Dentistry (KSMD) Students - A Preliminary Study in Ghana.

Open Access
2020Impact of Technology on AdolescentsDOI: 10.38159/jelt.2020062

Mental health challenges in academia: comparison between students of the various educational levels in Ghana

2020Suicide and Self-Harm StudiesDOI: 10.1080/09638237.2020.1739253

Attitudes toward suicide: a comparative study between Ghanaian and Western foreign students in Ghana

2015Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
Academic Metrics
DepartmentDepartment of Behavioural Sciences
Total Publications14
Research Themes8
Open Access Papers12

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