Isaac Nortey Darko
Biographic Data
| ID | 4198311 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Isaac Nortey Darko |
| GIVEN NAMES | Isaac Nortey |
| FAMILY NAME | Darko |
| SIGNATURE | DARKO I N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Burman University, Lacombe, AB, Canada |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Role of Ghanaian Traditional Leaders in Indigenous Environmental Stewardship: Challenges and the Way Forward
Introduction: This article examines the roles of chiefs and traditional leaders in fostering environmental sustainability, collective responsibility, and accountability in Ghana. It argues that chieftaincy functioned as a key institution for regulating human relationships with land, natural resources, and social order in precolonial governance systems. By grounding environmental stewardship in customary authority, moral obligation, and spiritual …
Truth about Rape Myths: Understanding the Effects of Sexual Violence and Date Rape Attitudes on Rape Myths Acceptance in Ghana
Purpose: Rape myths acceptance is a global phenomenon with dire consequences on how sexual assault victims are perceived and treated. People who hold strong sexual violence beliefs tend to blame the victims for their victimizations while praising the offenders. It has widely been acknowledged that such attitudes hinder crime reporting while promoting violence in society. The main purpose of the current study was to examine the factors that influe…
Substance Use among Students: Examining the Effects of Psychological Problems and the Five Dimensions of Personality Traits
The primary purpose of this study was to examine substance use among university students to identify factors that influence the use and abuse of substances. Specifically, we explored the influence of psychological and personality traits on students' use of substances. Two research questions guided this study: do psychological problems increase an individual's risk of using substances such as drugs and alcohol? and do personality traits increase t…
Perceived police legitimacy in Ghana: The role of procedural fairness and contacts with the police
Substance Use among Students: Examining the Effects of Psychological Problems and the Five Dimensions of Personality Traits
The primary purpose of this study was to examine substance use among university students to identify factors that influence the use and abuse of substances. Specifically, we explored the influence of psychological and personality traits on students' use of substances. Two research questions guided this study: do psychological problems increase an individual's risk of using substances such as drugs and alcohol? and do personality traits increase t…
Perceived police legitimacy in Ghana: The role of procedural fairness and contacts with the police
Perceived police legitimacy in Ghana: The role of procedural fairness and contacts with the police
Substance Use among Students: Examining the Effects of Psychological Problems and the Five Dimensions of Personality Traits
The primary purpose of this study was to examine substance use among university students to identify factors that influence the use and abuse of substances. Specifically, we explored the influence of psychological and personality traits on students' use of substances. Two research questions guided this study: do psychological problems increase an individual's risk of using substances such as drugs and alcohol? and do personality traits increase t…
Truth about Rape Myths: Understanding the Effects of Sexual Violence and Date Rape Attitudes on Rape Myths Acceptance in Ghana
Purpose: Rape myths acceptance is a global phenomenon with dire consequences on how sexual assault victims are perceived and treated. People who hold strong sexual violence beliefs tend to blame the victims for their victimizations while praising the offenders. It has widely been acknowledged that such attitudes hinder crime reporting while promoting violence in society. The main purpose of the current study was to examine the factors that influe…
The Role of Ghanaian Traditional Leaders in Indigenous Environmental Stewardship: Challenges and the Way Forward
Introduction: This article examines the roles of chiefs and traditional leaders in fostering environmental sustainability, collective responsibility, and accountability in Ghana. It argues that chieftaincy functioned as a key institution for regulating human relationships with land, natural resources, and social order in precolonial governance systems. By grounding environmental stewardship in customary authority, moral obligation, and spiritual …
Medicine (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (2 works) · Criminology (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies (2 works)