Publications

Dr Joseph Adonu

Journal article(s)

• Gaines, S. O., Hardin, D. P., Goodwin, R., Williams, L., Robertson, T., Morley, H., Pouli, N., & Adonu, J. K. (submitted). Cultural Values, Gender and Love Styles in Young Adults’ Heterosexual Relationships: An Existentialist Perspective. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.
• Goodwin, R., Adonu J., Fülöp, M., Plaza, S. H., Li, L., Neto, F., Spiecek, S. & Marshall, T. (submitted). “More beautiful than a monkey?”: Predictors and correlates of Perceived Relationship Quality in Eight Cultural Groups. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
• Goodwin, R., Costa, P. & Adonu, J. (2004). Social support and its consequences: ‘Positive’ and ‘deficiency’ values and their implications for support and self-esteem. British Journal of Social Psychology, 43(3), 465-474.

Book chapter(s)

• Adonu, J. K. (2009). The Effects of Cultural Grounding of Psyche on Innovation. In M. Flowers (Ed.), The Moneymaking Code. Germany: Flowers Books.
• Adonu, J. K. (2009). Psychology of Personal Development: Educating and Re-inventing Yourself For Business. In M. Flowers (Ed.), The Moneymaking Code. Germany: Flowers Books.
• Adams, G., Anderson, S. L. & Adonu, J. K. (2004). The Cultural Grounding of Closeness and Intimacy. In D. Mashek & A. Aron (Eds.), The Handbook of Closeness and Intimacy. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Conference papers

• Adonu, J. K. (2009) The Cultural Grounding of Innovation: Presentation given at a Meeting on Culture and Entrepreneurship. Volda University College, Norway, 18^th May, 2009.
• Adonu, J. K. (2007) The Cultural Grounding of Personal Relationships Across 7 European Settings: Research Workshop delivered at the European Summer School of Cross-Cultural Psychology in Leie, Estonia, July-August 2007 under the auspices of the European Federation of Psychology Students’ Associations (EFPSA).
• Adonu, J. K. (2007) The Cultural Grounding of Psyche: Implications for Development in African Settings. Paper presented at the African Studies Center of The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA, January, 2007.
• Adonu, J. K. (2007) The Cultural Grounding of Marriage: Evidence from Ghana and the UK. Paper presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology 2007 Annual Conference (25^th - 27^th January, 2007), Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
• Adonu, J. K. (2004) The Cultural Grounding of Marital Relationship Beliefs. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the Department of Human Sciences, Brunel University, Runnymede Campus, Egham.
• Adonu, J. K. (2002). Collective representation of Marriage: A comparative study of British and Ghanaian couples. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the Department of Human Sciences, Brunel University, Runnymede Campus, Egham.
• Goodwin, R., Costa, P. & Adonu, J. K. (2001). Social support, values and self-esteem in four cultures. Poster presented at the Regional Congress of the International Association of Cross Cultural Psychology (IACCP). King Alfred’s College, Winchester, England.
• Adams, G., Adonu, J. K., Ofusuhene, K., Debrah, L., & Awalu, B. (1999). The Collective Construction of Friendship and Enemyship in Ghana and the USA: Interview Evidence and Implications for Development. Paper presented at a conference held by the Tamale Institute of Cross-Cultural Studies (TICCS), Ghana.