Abbey, E.A.Mate-Kole, C.C.Amponsah, B.Belgrave, F.Z.2021-11-122021-11-1220211177/00957984211011307 journals.sagepub.com/home/jbphttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/37077Research ArticleDipo 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 attitudesenrites of passageDipo ritesrites of passage in GhanaKrobo adolescent femalesArticle