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Gina A. Chowa, Ph.D. - Publications

Affiliations: 
2008 Washington University, Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO 
Area:
Social Work, General Economics, Behavioral Psychology
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Year Citation  Score
2020 Patel L, Graham L, Chowa G. Evidence of non-economic indicators as markers of success for youth in youth employability programs: insights from a South African study. Children and Youth Services Review. 105404. PMID 32868958 DOI: 10.1016/J.Childyouth.2020.105404  0.378
2020 Masa R, Chowa G. Household food insecurity and educational outcomes in school-going adolescents in Ghana. Public Health Nutrition. 1-13. PMID 32713415 DOI: 10.1017/S1368980020001974  0.384
2020 Masa R, Khan Z, Chowa G. Youth food insecurity in Ghana and South Africa: Prevalence, socioeconomic correlates, and moderation effect of gender Children and Youth Services Review. 116: 105180. DOI: 10.1016/J.Childyouth.2020.105180  0.332
2019 Ansong D, Eisensmith SR, Okumu M, Chowa GA. The importance of self-efficacy and educational aspirations for academic achievement in resource-limited countries: Evidence from Ghana. Journal of Adolescence. 70: 13-23. PMID 30471622 DOI: 10.1016/J.Adolescence.2018.11.003  0.613
2019 Masa R, Chowa G, Sherraden M. An Evaluation of a School-Based Savings Program and Its Effect on Sexual Risk Behaviors and Victimization Among Young Ghanaians Youth & Society. 52: 1083-1106. DOI: 10.1177/0044118X18824730  0.573
2019 Elliott W, Chowa G, Ellis J, Chen Z, O'Brien M. Combining children's savings account programs with scholarship programs: Effects on math and reading scores Children and Youth Services Review. 102: 7-17. DOI: 10.1016/J.Childyouth.2019.04.024  0.396
2019 Masa R, Chowa G. Correlates of animal source food consumption and its association with psychosocial functioning of adults in rural Western Uganda Food Security. 11: 665-677. DOI: 10.1007/S12571-019-00924-Z  0.306
2019 Ansong D, Chowa G, Masa R, Despard M, Sherraden M, Wu S, Osei-Akoto I. Effects of Youth Savings Accounts on School Attendance and Academic Performance: Evidence from a Youth Savings Experiment Early Childhood Education Journal. 40: 269-281. DOI: 10.1007/S10834-018-9604-5  0.736
2018 Sherraden M, Cheng L, Ssewamala FM, Kim Y, Loke V, Zou L, Chowa G, Ansong D, Johnson L, Lee YS, Grinstein-Weiss M, Clancy MM, Huang J, Beverly SG, Nam Y, et al. International Child Development Accounts The Musical Quarterly. DOI: 10.1093/Acrefore/9780199975839.013.1261  0.634
2018 Masa R, Chowa G, Bates C. Household food insecurity and future orientation of Ghanaian youth and their parents Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies. 13: 170-182. DOI: 10.1080/17450128.2017.1392054  0.349
2018 Ansong D, Okumu M, Hamilton ER, Chowa GA, Eisensmith SR. Perceived family economic hardship and student engagement among junior high schoolers in Ghana Children and Youth Services Review. 85: 9-18. DOI: 10.1016/J.Childyouth.2017.11.008  0.652
2018 Johnson L, Lee Y, Njenga G, Kieyah J, Osei-Akoto I, Rodriguez Orgales C, Sharma S, Chowa GA, Ansong D, Ssewamala F, Sherraden M, Sherraden M, Zou L. School Banking as a Strategy for Strengthening Youth Economic Participation in Developing Countries: Lessons from YouthSave Global Social Welfare. 5: 265-275. DOI: 10.1007/S40609-017-0109-1  0.751
2017 Masa R, Chowa G, Nyirenda V. Barriers and facilitators of antiretroviral therapy adherence in rural Eastern province, Zambia: the role of household economic status. African Journal of Aids Research : Ajar. 16: 91-99. PMID 28639469 DOI: 10.2989/16085906.2017.1308386  0.322
2017 Wu S, Despard MR, Chowa G. The Role of Parents in Introducing Children to Financial Services: Evidence from Ghana-YouthSave Early Childhood Education Journal. 38: 453-462. DOI: 10.1007/S10834-017-9519-6  0.388
2017 Lee YS, Johnson L, Ansong D, Osei-Akoto I, Masa R, Chowa G, Sherraden M. ‘Taking the Bank to the Youth’: Impacts on Savings from the Ghana YouthSave Experiment Journal of International Development. 29: 936-947. DOI: 10.1002/Jid.3315  0.718
2016 Ansong D, Chowa GA, Masa RD. Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Commitment-to-School Scale Using a Sample of Junior High School Youth in Ghana Journal of Experimental Education. 84: 621-638. DOI: 10.1080/00220973.2015.1123666  0.664
2016 Ansong D, Eisensmith SR, Masa RD, Chowa GA. ACADEMIC SELF-EFFICACY AMONG JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN GHANA: EVALUATING FACTOR STRUCTURE AND MEASUREMENT INVARIANCE ACROSS GENDER Psychology in the Schools. 53: 1057-1070. DOI: 10.1002/Pits.21975  0.633
2015 Ansong D, Chowa G, Adjabeng BK. Spatial analysis of the distribution and determinants of bank branch presence in Ghana Marketing Intelligence and Planning. 33: 201-222. DOI: 10.1108/Ijbm-09-2013-0103  0.606
2015 Chowa GA, Masa RD. Asset Ownership and Future Orientation of Youth and Their Parents: Evidence From Ghana Child and Youth Services. 36: 173-200. DOI: 10.1080/0145935X.2015.1037046  0.388
2015 Ansong D, Chowa GA, Sherraden M. Household assets, academic expectations, and academic performance among Ghanaian junior high school students: Investigating mediation Children and Youth Services Review. 50: 101-110. DOI: 10.1016/J.Childyouth.2015.01.016  0.726
2014 Masa RD, Chowa GA. HIV risk among young Ghanaians in high school: validation of a multidimensional attitude towards condom use scale. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth. 19: 444-457. PMID 25431514 DOI: 10.1080/02673843.2014.963629  0.372
2014 Chowa G, Ansong D, Despard MR. Financial capabilities: Multilevel modeling of the impact of internal and external capabilities of rural households Social Work Research. 38: 19-35. DOI: 10.1093/Swr/Svu002  0.646
2013 Lesorogol C, Chowa G, Ansong D. The Roles of Livestock Inheritance and Formal Education in Intergenerational Wealth Transmission among Pastoralists in Samburu District, Kenya Journal of Developing Societies. 29: 213-232. DOI: 10.1177/0169796X13479710  0.631
2013 Despard MR, Chowa GA. Training Social Workers in Personal Finance: An Exploratory Study. Journal of Social Work Education. 49: 689-700. DOI: 10.1080/10437797.2013.812895  0.308
2013 Friedline T, Elliott W, Chowa GA. Testing an asset-building approach for young people: Early access to savings predicts later savings Economics of Education Review. 33: 31-51. DOI: 10.1016/J.Econedurev.2012.10.004  0.371
2013 Chowa GA, Masa RDV, Tucker J. The effects of parental involvement on academic performance of Ghanaian youth: Testing measurement and relationships using structural equation modeling Children and Youth Services Review. 35: 2020-2030. DOI: 10.1016/J.Childyouth.2013.09.009  0.446
2012 Chowa GA, Masa RD, Sherraden M. Wealth Effects of an Asset-Building Intervention Among Rural Households in Sub-Saharan Africa Journal of the Society For Social Work and Research. 3: 329-345. DOI: 10.5243/Jsswr.2012.20  0.585
2011 Elliott W, Chowa G, Loke V. Toward a Children’s Savings and College-Bound Identity Intervention for Raising College Attendance Rates: A Multilevel Propensity Score Analysis Sociology Mind. 1: 192-205. DOI: 10.4236/Sm.2011.14025  0.724
2011 Lesorogol C, Chowa G, Ansong D. Livestock inheritance and education: Attitudes and decision making among samburu pastoralists Nomadic Peoples. 15: 82-103. DOI: 10.3167/Np.2011.150206  0.597
2010 Chowa GA, Ansong D. Student-directed projects: An international case study for social work education Journal of Social Work Education. 46: 285-291. DOI: 10.5175/Jswe.2010.200900006  0.619
2010 Elliott W, Jung H, Kim K, Chowa G. A multi-group structural equation model (SEM) examining asset holding effects on educational attainment by race and gender Journal of Children and Poverty. 16: 91-121. DOI: 10.1080/10796126.2010.502522  0.324
2010 Chowa G, Ansong D, Masa R. Assets and child well-being in developing countries: A research review Children and Youth Services Review. 32: 1508-1519. DOI: 10.1016/J.Childyouth.2010.03.015  0.622
2005 Stiffman AR, Brown E, Striley CW, Ostmann E, Chowa G. Cultural and ethical issues concerning research on American Indian youth Ethics and Behavior. 15: 1-14. PMID 16127856 DOI: 10.1207/S15327019Eb1501_1  0.303
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