Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment publishes articles reporting research investigations and clinical case summaries which enhance understanding of psychopathology and mental disorders applicable to all ages, deviant or abnormal behaviors, including those related to medical conditions and trauma, and constructs descriptive of personality.

The Journal fosters scientific inquiry into assessment, description, and classification of normal and abnormal behaviors, psychobiological factors predisposing, precipitating, and maintaining psychopathology, and theories of psychopathology and behavior change.

Studies of normal personality constructs and positive person attributes, person and environment factors influencing behavioral outcomes, and interactive models of cognitive, emotional, and behavior resource factors as impacting normal and abnormal behaviors are encouraged.

Within Journal purview are articles focusing on therapeutic interventions, technical notes on instrumentation and assessment methodology, and reviews of recently-published books.

Manuscripts are submitted to the Editorial Office at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.7
2024	1.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.793

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	89

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6860

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	550

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Psychology, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Multidimensional Assessment of Emotion Regulation and Dysregulation: Development, Factor Structure, and Initial Validation of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale

  Citation: 6451

  Authors: Kim L., Lizabeth

• Mindfulness and Emotion Regulation: The Development and Initial Validation of the Cognitive and Affective Mindfulness Scale-Revised (CAMS-R)

  Citation: 1135

  Authors: Greg, Adele, Sameet, Jeff, Jean-Philippe

• Measurement of Deliberate Self-Harm: Preliminary Data on the Deliberate Self-Harm Inventory

  Citation: 849

  Authors: Kim L.

• Assessing the Functions of Non-suicidal Self-injury: Psychometric Properties of the Inventory of Statements About Self-injury (ISAS)

  Citation: 639

  Authors: E. David, Catherine R.

• The Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale Short Form (DERS-SF): Validation and Replication in Adolescent and Adult Samples

  Citation: 626

  Authors: Erin A., Mengya, Gregory, Mona, Chloe R., Sheila E.

• Development and Validation of a Brief Version of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale: The DERS-16

  Citation: 599

  Authors: Johan, Brjánn, Matthew T., Erik, Hanna, Lars-Gunnar, Jonas, David, Terri, Clara Hellner, Kim L.

• A Brief Questionnaire for Measuring Self-Efficacy in Youths

  Citation: 454

  Authors: Peter

• Emotion Regulation and the Anxiety Disorders: An Integrative Review

  Citation: 439

  Authors: Josh M., Bunmi O., Matthew T., John P.

• The Relationship Between the Five-Factor Model of Personality and Symptoms of Clinical Disorders: A Meta-Analysis

  Citation: 437

  Authors: John M., Einar B., Nicola S.

• The Behavioral Activation for Depression Scale (BADS): Psychometric Properties and Factor Structure

  Citation: 368

  Authors: Jonathan W., Patrick S., Andrew M., Kristoffer S., Christopher R.

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