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Social Phobia Scale (SPS-20) | Social Phobia Test

Background

The Social Phobia Scale (SPS-20) is a self-report psychological assessment designed to measure anxiety and fear related to being observed, judged, or scrutinized by other people during everyday social situations. The scale evaluates fears associated with public attention, social performance, embarrassment, self-consciousness, and visible anxiety symptoms.

The SPS-20 was developed to assess symptoms commonly associated with social anxiety and social phobia, particularly fears of being watched or negatively evaluated during routine activities such as speaking, eating, writing, or interacting in public settings. Higher scores may indicate stronger social anxiety, increased self-consciousness, fear of embarrassment, and discomfort in social or performance situations.

Procedure

Read each statement carefully and select the response that best describes how much the situation affects you.

Participation

This assessment is intended for educational, research, and self-reflection purposes only. It is not designed to provide a formal clinical diagnosis. Results should be interpreted cautiously and within the broader context of emotional, psychological, and social functioning.

Scoring & Interpretation

Each item is rated using a five-point severity scale ranging from “Not at all” to “Extremely.” Higher scores indicate stronger social anxiety symptoms, increased fear of negative evaluation, heightened self-consciousness, and greater discomfort in socially observable situations.


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Available Versions: English

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Changelogs

Version 1.0:

Initial SPS-20 integration into Deenz Psychometric Scale Engine Pro.
Added social anxiety severity scoring support.
Added public observation fear assessment support.
Added social performance discomfort interpretation framework.



Sources
  1. Mattick , Clarke . Development and Validation of Measures of Social Phobia Scrutiny Fear and Social Interaction Anxiety . Behaviour Research and Therapy . . https://doi.org/10.1016/S0005-7967(97)10031-6