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

This self-assessment is based on Social Phobia Scale (SPS-20), a 20-item self-assessment originally developed by Richard P. Mattick, J. Christopher Clarke. Drdeenz provides an interactive digital version for educational, informational, and self-exploration purposes only. Read More

Social Phobia Scale (SPS-20)

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. There are no right or wrong answers. Respond honestly for the most accurate and meaningful results.

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

The SPS-20 is scored using a 5-point scale (0 = Not at all to 4 = Extremely). Total raw scores are calculated by summing all responses, with the total score ranging from 0 to 80. Higher scores represent a greater severity of social phobia and scrutiny-related anxiety. Scores are distributed across six distinct sub-scales (Performance Anxiety, Public Self-Consciousness, Fear of Observation, Visible Anxiety Symptoms, Fear of Negative Evaluation, and Fear of Attention), which are standardized to a 0–100 scale for comparative profiling.

Social Phobia Scale (SPS-20) Questionnaire

Instructions & Terms

Below is the Social Phobia Scale (SPS-20), a digitally adapted 20- items self-assessment questionnaire. Please read each of the following 20 statements carefully. For each statement, choose the response option from "Not at all" to "Extremely" that best describes how much the situation affects you in your daily life. Respond as honestly as possible.



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

Version History

v1.0 – 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.