Publications, etc.
Science and Religion
- Agyei, D. G. N., Dzokoto, V. A., Ameko, S. K., & Anum, A. (2025). What predicts environmental stewardship (climate intentions) and beliefs about climate change in Ghana: religion (faith) or science?. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 1-14.
- Anum, A., Agyei, D. G. N., Osei, I. B., Russell, N. F., Nartey, E. A., & Dzokoto, V. A. (2025). Cognition and belief: exploring the influence of cognitive styles on religious behavior and orientation in Ghana. Journal of Cultural Cognitive Science, 9(1), 155-173.
Affect and Emotion
- Barnett, C., Briggs, A., Osei-Tutu, A. & Dzokoto, V. (2020). How will I know if (s)he really loves me? An analysis of romantic relationship concerns in Ghanaian print media advice columns, 2000-2016. Journal of Black Sexuality and Relationships, 6 (3)
- Dzokoto V. A., Osei-Tutu, A., Kyei J.J., Twum-Asante M., Attah, D.A. and Ahorsu, D.K. (2018). Emotion Norms, Display Rules, and Regulation in the Akan Society of Ghana: An Exploration Using Proverbs. Front. Psychol. 9:1916.
Wellbeing and Mental Health
- Anum, A., Sowatey, E., & Agyei, D. G. N. (2025). Well-being among a sample of police officers in Ghana: analysis of emotional intelligence, resilience and stress. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice, 19, paaf052.
- Adade, A. E., Agyei, D. N., Nyarko, E. K., Anum, A., Yamson, R., & Dzokoto, V. A. (2025). Does stigma influence intentions to seek mental health care? A study among adults attending University in Ghana. PLOS Mental Health, 2(8), e0000378.
- Osei-Tutu, A., Dzokoto, V., Affram, A., Adams, A, Norberg, J & Doosje, B (2020). Conceptions of well-being in four Ghanaian languages. Frontiers in Psychology. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01798
- Dzokoto, V., Barnett, C., Osei-Tutu, A., & Briggs, A. (2018). Mental health reportage in Ghanaian newspapers between 2000 and 2015: A qualitative analysis. International Journal of Mental Health, 47(3), 192-214.
Money
- Dzokoto, V., Aggrey, J., Houngebeke, H. & Mensah, E. (2018). Exploring Knowledge Gaps and Financial Exclusion in Ghanaian Monetary Transitions. Journal of Information and Knowledge Management. 17, 03. DOI: 10.1142/S0219649218500284
- Dzokoto, V., Asante, R., & Aggrey, J. K. (2016). Money That Isn’t: A Qualitative Examination of the Adoption of the 1 Pesewa Coin and Biometric Payment Cards in Ghana. Ghana Studies, 19 (1), 3-34.
Blog Posts
- Dzokoto, V., Osei-Tutu, A., Attah, D. (2019). Why we studied proverbs to understand emotion among Ghana’s Akan people.
- Dzokoto, V., Osei-Tutu, A., (2018). Ghana’s newspapers do a fairly good job reporting mental health issues.
- Dzokoto, V. & Aggrey, J. November 2017. (Dis)Trust in Mobile Money in Ghana: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.
- Dzokoto, V. & Aggrey, J. October, 2017. Yet Another Cashlite Stumbling Block: “Alarming” Fraud and Mobile Money Uptake in Ghana.
- Dzokoto, V. March, 2017. Ask the Experts: Fostering Financial Literacy in the U.S.
- Dzokoto, V. February, 2017. Special Perspectives Series on Demonetization in India: Before Money isn’t Money Anymore….