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Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS)

Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS) Test

Understand how social anxiety affects your comfort in common situations in about 9 minutes. Get a clear snapshot of anxiety and avoidance to support diagnosis, tracking progress, and care planning.

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October 2, 2025

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How the Scales are Structured

example score

72/144

Social Anxiety Total Score (SATS)

This total score reflects the severity of social anxiety by combining anxiety intensity and avoidance across common social and performance situations.

Low

Moderate

High

0 – 49: Low | 50 – 79: Moderate | 80 – 144: High

A score of 72 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a noticeable level of social anxiety and avoidance across social situations.

example score

32/72

Fear (F)

Measures how strongly a person experiences fear/anxiety across a range of social interaction and performance situations.

Low fear

Moderate fear

High fear

0 – 23: Low fear | 24 – 47: Moderate fear | 48 – 72: High fear

A score of 32 falls in the Moderate fear range, suggesting noticeable anxiety in some social situations but not consistently at a high level.

example score

31/72

Avoidance (A)

Measures how often a person tends to avoid social situations due to anxiety or fear.

Low avoidance

Moderate avoidance

High avoidance

0 – 23: Low avoidance | 24 – 47: Moderate avoidance | 48 – 72: High avoidance

A score of 31 falls in the Moderate avoidance range, suggesting a noticeable tendency to avoid some social situations, though not consistently across most situations.

example score

14/27

Interpersonal Contact: Fear (ICF)

Measures the intensity of fear and anxiety experienced during informal interpersonal interactions.

Low

Moderate

High

0 – 9: Low | 10 – 18: Moderate | 19 – 27: High

A score of 14 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting noticeable fear or anxiety in informal interpersonal contact that may affect comfort in some social situations.

example score

11/27

Interpersonal Contact: Avoidance (ICA)

Measures how often a person avoids interpersonal contact situations due to anxiety or fear.

Low avoidance

Moderate avoidance

High avoidance

0 – 8: Low avoidance | 9 – 18: Moderate avoidance | 19 – 27: High avoidance

A score of 11 falls in the Moderate avoidance range, suggesting the person sometimes avoids interpersonal contact situations when they feel anxious.

example score

8/18

Formal Interactions: Fear (FIF)

Assesses the intensity of fear and anxiety in formal communication and situations where you need to make an impression on unfamiliar people.

Low

Moderate

High

0 – 5: Low | 6 – 11: Moderate | 12 – 18: High

A score of 8 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting noticeable but not extreme fear in formal interactions and impression-making situations.

example score

9/18

Formal Social Interaction: Avoidance (FSIA)

Measures how often a person avoids formal interactions and situations with unfamiliar people due to anxiety.

Low avoidance

Moderate avoidance

High avoidance

0 – 5: Low avoidance | 6 – 12: Moderate avoidance | 13 – 18: High avoidance

A score of 9 falls in the Moderate avoidance range, suggesting a noticeable tendency to avoid some formal or unfamiliar social situations, though not consistently across all such contexts.

example score

6/12

Public Places: Fear (PPF)

Measures fear and anxiety about performing personal actions in public places.

Low

Moderate

High

0 – 3: Low | 4 – 7: Moderate | 8 – 12: High

A score of 6 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a noticeable but not extreme level of fear in public-place situations.

example score

6/12

Public Places: Avoidance (PPA)

Measures how much a person avoids activities in public places due to anxiety or fear.

Low avoidance

Moderate avoidance

High avoidance

0 – 3: Low avoidance | 4 – 8: Moderate avoidance | 9 – 12: High avoidance

A score of 6 indicates moderate avoidance of public-place situations, suggesting these activities are sometimes avoided when anxiety or fear is anticipated.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

People avoiding social situations

41%OF USERS

They often skip parties, meetings, or speaking up because the anxiety feels overwhelming and they want to understand how severe it is.

Students and young professionals

34%OF USERS

They feel nervous during presentations, interviews, or networking and want a quick check of how much this holds them back.

Therapy and research clients

25%OF USERS

They take the test to help a clinician or study track social anxiety levels over time and measure progress.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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What You’ll See After You Finish the Test

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Benchmarking

See How You Compare

Once you finish the test, your results will be compared with real-world data from people in your country.
Below is a preview of the benchmarks we use to place your score in context.

Social Anxiety Scale (SAS)

Average

66.5

Normal range

43.9 — 89.1

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144

majority

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Once you complete the test, your result will appear here so you can see where you land.

Fear (F)

Average

24.5

Normal range

14.7 — 34.2

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max.

majority

This curve shows how scores are typically distributed.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear here so you can see where you land.

Avoidance (A)

Average

20.9

Normal range

9.4 — 32.5

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max.

majority

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Once you complete the test, your result will appear here so you can see where you land.

Interpersonal Contact: Fear (ICF)

Average

7.1

Normal range

2.1 — 12

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majority

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Once you complete the test, your result will appear here so you can see where you land.

Interpersonal Contact: Avoidance (ICA)

Average

14.7

Normal range

9.6 — 19.8

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max.

majority

This curve shows how scores are typically distributed.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear here so you can see where you land.

Formal communication: fear (Fcf)

Average

6.5

Normal range

4.3 — 8.7

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max.

majority

This curve shows how scores are typically distributed.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear here so you can see where you land.

Formal communication: avoidance (Fca)

Average

12.1

Normal range

8.7 — 15.4

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max.

majority

This curve shows how scores are typically distributed.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear here so you can see where you land.

Public Places: Fear (PPF)

Average

4.9

Normal range

2.7 — 7.1

min.

max.

majority

This curve shows how scores are typically distributed.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear here so you can see where you land.

Public Places: Avoidance (PPA)

Average

Normal range

1.5 — 4.5

min.

max.

majority

This curve shows how scores are typically distributed.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear here so you can see where you land.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What does this questionnaire measure?

It measures anxiety in common social situations and the degree of avoidance of those situations. Scores reflect both emotional discomfort and behavioral avoidance.

What types of situations are included?

Items cover social interaction situations and situations where a person may be observed or evaluated. Examples include conversations, meetings, parties, and speaking in front of others.

How are responses recorded?

Each situation is rated twice: one rating for anxiety level and one rating for avoidance frequency. Ratings should reflect typical reactions, not a single recent event.

How long does it take to complete and how many items are there?

Completion time is about 9 minutes. The questionnaire includes 48 ratings based on 24 situations.

How should results be interpreted?

Higher scores indicate greater social anxiety and/or avoidance. Results support screening and monitoring but do not replace a clinical evaluation.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS) Test

social anxiety

This measure is designed to assess the severity of social anxiety symptoms across a range of common interpersonal and performance situations. The Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS), developed by Michael R. Liebowitz, captures both subjective fear/anxiety and behavioral avoidance.

The instrument includes 48 items and typically takes about 9 minutes to complete. Responses are commonly used to support clinical case formulation and to monitor change over time, with interpretation informed by the broader clinical context rather than used as a stand-alone diagnostic determination.

The Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS) is generally administered as a self-report or clinician-rated questionnaire and may be appropriate in outpatient, research, and other behavioral health settings when evaluating social anxiety concerns.

Author: Michael R. Liebowitz

Literature: Heimberg, R. G., Horner, K. J., Juster, H. R., Safren, S. A., Brown, E. J., Schneier, F. R., & Liebowitz, M. R. Psychometric properties of the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale. Psychological Medicine. 1999.; Liebowitz, M. R. Social phobia. Modern Trends in Pharmacopsychiatry. Karger. 1987.

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