Prophetic Psychology’s Projective Model:Assessing Self-Narratives Across Time in Youth and Adults with the Oshodi Sentence Completion Tests

This study presents the Oshodi Adult Sentence Completion Test (OASCT) and Oshodi Youth Sentence Completion Test (OYSCT), two culturally grounded projective measures developed within the Prophetic Psychology framework. In this context, “prophetic” is not spiritual, but refers to the human capacity for psychological foresight, symbolic rehearsal, and future self-construction. Designed to assess narrative identity across past, present, and future timeframes, the tools revealed distinct temporal and cultural patterns in a diverse adult (n = 34) and youth (n = 31) sample. Youth narratives emphasized future-oriented beliefs and motivation, while adults demonstrated greater narrative complexity, resilience, and systemic awareness. Both instruments showed high inter-rater reliability and cultural relevance, supporting their validity for assessing temporal self-construction. Findings highlight the universality of future-oriented psychological processes and the importance of Afrocentric frameworks in shaping identity.