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The document presents the Social Phobia Scale (SPS), a self-assessment tool designed to measure the degree of social anxiety experienced by individuals. It consists of 20 statements related to social situations, where respondents rate their feelings on a scale from 'Not at all' to 'Extremely.' The scale was developed by Mattick and Clarke in 1998 and is referenced for its validity in assessing social phobia.

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The document presents the Social Phobia Scale (SPS), a self-assessment tool designed to measure the degree of social anxiety experienced by individuals. It consists of 20 statements related to social situations, where respondents rate their feelings on a scale from 'Not at all' to 'Extremely.' The scale was developed by Mattick and Clarke in 1998 and is referenced for its validity in assessing social phobia.

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NovoPsych

Social Phobia Scale (SPS)

Instructions:
For each item, please indicate the degree to which you feel the statement is characteristic or
true for you.

Not at all Slightly Moderately Very Extremely

I become anxious if I have to write in front of


1
other people
0 1 2 3 4

I become self-conscious when using public


2
toilets
0 1 2 3 4

I can suddenly become aware of my own voice


3
and of others listening to me
0 1 2 3 4

I get nervous that people are staring at me as I


4
walk down the street
0 1 2 3 4

5 I fear I may blush when I am with others 0 1 2 3 4

I feel self-conscious if I have to enter a room


6
where others are already seated
0 1 2 3 4

I worry about shaking or trembling when I'm


7
watched by other people
0 1 2 3 4

I would get tense if I had to sit facing other


8
people on a bus or a train
0 1 2 3 4

I get panicky that others might see me to be


9
faint, sick or ill
0 1 2 3 4

I would find it difficult to drink something if in a


10
group of people
0 1 2 3 4

It would make me feel self-conscious to eat in


11
front of a stranger at a restaurant
0 1 2 3 4

I am worried people will think my behaviour is


12
odd
0 1 2 3 4

I would get tense if I had to carry a tray across


13
a crowded cafeteria
0 1 2 3 4

I worry I'll lose control of myself in front of other


14
people
0 1 2 3 4

I worry I might do something to attract the


15
attention of others
0 1 2 3 4

When in an elevator I am tense if people look at


16
me
0 1 2 3 4

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Not at all Slightly Moderately Very Extremely

17 I can feel conspicuous standing in a queue 0 1 2 3 4

18 I get tense when I speak in front of other people 0 1 2 3 4

I worry my head will shake or nod in front of


19
others
0 1 2 3 4

I feel awkward and tense if I know people are


20
watching me
0 1 2 3 4

Developer Reference:
Mattick, Richard P., & Clarke, J. Christopher. (1998). Development and validation of
measures of social phobia scrutiny fear and social interaction anxiety. Behaviour Research
and Therapy, 36(4), 455-470. doi: 10.1016/S0005-7967(97)10031-6

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