Indigenous/Adapted African Centred measures

PERSONALITY

South African Personality Inventory (SAPI) - for adults

Basic Traits Inventory (BTI) - for adults and adolescents

Developed using a combined emic-etic approach for the diverse South African cultural and language groups.

6 Dimensions and 18 facets.

  • Conscientiousness
  • Extraversion
  • Intellect/openness
  • Negative-social relational
  • Neuroticism
  • Positive social-relational

5 Factors of the BTI

Extraversion (E) = Enjoys being around other people, likes excitement, cheerful disposition.


Neuroticism (N) = Experiences negative emotions in response to their environment.


Conscientiousness (C) = Is effective and efficient in how they plan, organise, and execute tasks.


Openness to Experience (O) = Is willing to experience new or different things and is curious.


Agreeableness = Is able to get along with other people and has compassion for others.

Based on the Big Five Personality; items developed for the multicultural and multilingual SA context.

Career

South African Career Interest Inventory (SACII)

Well-being

Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)

Wellness Questionnaire for Higher Education (WQHE)

Generalised Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7)

South African Burnout Scale (Well-being in the workplace)

Cognitive

My System of Career Influences (MSCI)

WAIS-IV

Senior South African Individual Scale Revised (SSAIS-R)

Junior South African Individual Scales (JSAIS)