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Item Dipo Rites of Passage and Psychological Well-being Among Krobo Adolescent Females in Ghana: A Preliminary Study(Journal of Black Psychology, 2021) Abbey, E.A.; Mate-Kole, C.C.; Amponsah, B.; Belgrave, F.Z.Dipo is a historical rites of passage among the Krobo in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The goal of Dipo is to assist pubertal girls in transitioning into adulthood by shaping moral values and social responsibilities, learning home management skills, and preventing risky sexual behavior. Differences in psychological distress among girls who had and had not participated in Dipo were examined in the current study. The sample included 145 adolescent females, 80 Dipo initiates and, 65 nonDipo initiates. Participants, 12 to 20 years of age, were recruited from junior and senior high schools, and administered a questionnaire with measures of psychological distress, a sex role inventory, and a measure of favorability of Dipo. Findings revealed that Dipo initiates reported significantly less psychological distress than noninitiates. Dipo initiates also reported more favorable attitudesItem “It was touching”: Experiences and views of students in the June 3 flood and fire disaster relief response volunteerism in Accra, Ghana(Cogent Psychology, 2018-06) Quarshie, E.N.B.; Peprah, J.; Asante, P.Y.; Verstraaten-Bortier, M.; Abbey, E.A.; Agyei, F.Evidence from Africa on the motivations and experiences of student volunteers in community disaster relief response programmes are rare. This study explores the experiences and views of the students, who volunteered at the emergency mental health relief response site after the 3 June 2015 flood and fire disaster in Accra, and the implications for future professional response work in Ghana. Thematic analysis of 15 qualitative in-depth interviews showed that, overall, the student volunteers were both self-oriented and other-oriented. The students viewed work at the emergency response site as a touching experience and a call of duty. The response work provided the students with practical pathways for linking their clinical and community learning experiences. This study recommends that, rather than an ad hoc response team, the Ghana Psychological Association (GPA) should consider setting up a standing disaster relief response network to provide mental health relief and recovery response in community emergency situations in Ghana.Item Psychosocial Correlates of Dipo Rites Of Passage among the Krobo in the Eastern Region of Ghana(University Of Ghana, 2016-07) Abbey, E.A.Dipo is a prominent transitional rite of passage among the Krobo which has been carried out for years in the Eastern Region of Ghana. This ceremony is held annually and it is expected that initiates (Krobo girls who undergo the rites) spend 3 days at a place called Dipo house. Its relevance is to prevent promiscuity, teenage pregnancy and premarital sex until Krobo girls were of age to marry. The present study examined 145 participants comprising 80 initiates and 65 non-initiates recruited from Odumase-Krobo in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The study was conducted in three phases. The first and second phases (qualitative) recruited 35 Krobo girls (12-20 years). The qualitative study examined the perception of Dipo and girl‘s sexual behaviour in today‘s society in a focus group discussion and one-on-one interview. Themes generated include early-late initiation, source of income, love life, traditional rite, morals and lessons from Dipo. The study revealed two main findings. First, the belief that Dipo is traditional and true Christians must not participate in such activities. Second, the belief that, Dipo is a cultural rite of passage which is necessary for all community members. These two views might have resulted in different stereotypic behaviours that could cause psychological distress among members in the community. The second phase examined different psychosocial correlates such as psychological distress, self-esteem, Dipo perception, gender and cultural identity. The results revealed that, girls who have not undergone Dipo rites recorded a higher level of psychological distress than initiates. Initiates on the other hand recorded higher positive score on Dipo perception than non-initiates. However, there was no significant difference in relation to self-esteem, cultural and gender identity. Implications of the results are discussed.