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The African Journal of Psychological Assessment focusses on original research studies, theoretical papers, test reviews and methods papers in the areas of psychometrics and psychological assessment. View our Editorial Team.

 

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Original Research

 
Psychometric validity and clinical utility of the GHQ-12 for screening psychological health in isolated, confined and unusual or extreme environments  
Charles H. van Wijk, Chris J.B. Muller
24 July 2026

Original Research

 
Comparing global and community indicators of safety and peace  
Naiema Taliep, Ghouwa Ismail, Shahnaaz Suffla, Mohamed Seedat, Lu-Anne Swart, Ashley van Niekerk, Shrikant I. Bangdiwala
24 June 2026

Table of Contents

 
Table of Contents Vol 7 (2025)  
Editorial Office
23 February 2026

Reviewer Acknowledgement

 
Acknowledgement to reviewers  
Editorial Office
20 November 2025

Original Research

 
Piloting the PuzzleBox Screener for preschool assessment in the Eastern Cape, South Africa  
Rivca Marais, Jennifer M. Jansen
12 November 2025

Original Research

 
Intensive Parenting Behaviour Scale: Exploring its factor structure among South African mothers  
Jacomien Muller, David Maree, Maretha Visser
05 November 2025

Original Research

 
Examining differential item functioning and group differences across student and community samples on the Personality Inventory for the DSM-V-Short Form  
Casper J.J. van Zyl
15 September 2025

Original Research

 
Measuring working memory in contexts of high adversity: Using the digit span in North Kivu  
Isabelle Blanchette, Blaise Balume Bakulikira, Marie-Chantal Ingabire, Eric Kankunda Moket, Serge Caparos
15 September 2025

Table of Contents

 
Table of Contents Vol 6 (2024)  
Editorial Office
31 July 2025

Original Research

 
Medical practitioner compassion: Development and validation of a compassion competency questionnaire  
Michelle Jäckel-Visser, Carl C. Theron, Robert J. Mash
12 June 2025
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