Student Trait Anxiety Scale Test

In about 8 minutes, it shows how strongly anxiety rises in school, social, self-image, and fear situations. 40 items deliver clear targets for support and let you track change over time.

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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How the Scales are Structured

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4/10

Magical (M)

Measures how strongly a student experiences anxiety related to irrational fears, fantasies, and imagined threats.

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Moderate

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1 – 3: Low | 4 – 6: Moderate | 7 – 10: High

A score of 4 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting occasional worry in response to irrational or imagined threats, without being a dominant source of tension.

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5/10

Interpersonal (I)

Measures anxiety experienced during communication and interactions with other people, especially concern about evaluation or judgment.

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Moderate

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1 – 3: Low | 4 – 6: Moderate | 7 – 10: High

A score of 5 indicates a moderate level of interpersonal anxiety, suggesting noticeable tension in social interactions in some situations without being consistently high.

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7/10

Self-Evaluative (SE)

Measures anxiety linked to self-esteem and self-perception in situations where personal worth and significance feel at stake.

Low

High

1 – 6: Low | 7 – 10: High

A score of 7 falls in the High range, suggesting noticeable tension and insecurity in self-evaluative situations.

example score

5/10

School (S)

Measures anxiety related to academic tasks and situations within the school environment.

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Moderate

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1 – 3: Low | 4 – 6: Moderate | 7 – 10: High

A score of 5 indicates a moderate level of school-related anxiety, suggesting some internal tension in academic situations without being consistently intense.

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4/10

Trait Anxiety (TA)

Measures the student’s general level of personal anxiety across common school, social, self-related, and fear-provoking situations.

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Moderate

High

1 – 2: Low | 3 – 6: Moderate | 7 – 10: High

A score of 4 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a typical, adaptive level of anxiety without pronounced internal tension.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

School psychologists screening stress

41%OF USERS

School-based specialists use it to quickly spot which situations at school, with peers, or within the student trigger the strongest anxiety.

Parents concerned about worries

34%OF USERS

Parents take it to better understand their child’s tension around school demands, social interactions, and specific fears.

Teens tracking their anxiety

25%OF USERS

Adolescents use it to name what makes them most anxious and to see whether their feelings improve over time.

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

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Magical (M)

Average

7.7

Normal range

6.5 — 9

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Interpersonal (I)

Average

6.5

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5.2 — 7.9

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Self-assessment (S)

Average

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3.9 — 6.2

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School (S)

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3.5 — 6.5

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Personal Anxiety Scale (PAS)

Average

5.4

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4.3 — 6.6

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

The following pages list situations and circumstances that may occur in everyday life. Some of them may be unpleasant because they can elicit anxiety, worry, or fear. Read each statement carefully, imagine yourself in the described circumstances, and select one of the response options based on how unpleasant the situation would be for you and the extent to which it might cause worry, apprehension, or fear. If the situation does not seem unpleasant at all, select “No.” If it is somewhat anxiety-provoking or worrying, select “A little.” If the worry and fear are fairly strong and you would prefer to avoid being in such a situation, select “Moderately.” If the situation is very unpleasant and is associated with strong worry, anxiety, or fear, select “Significantly.” If you would experience very strong worry or very strong fear, select “Very.”

- No
- A little
- Moderately
- Significantly
- Very
- No
- A little
- Moderately
- Significantly
- Very
- No
- A little
- Moderately
- Significantly
- Very

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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

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Student Trait Anxiety Scale Test - Symptoms and Signs

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This self-report measure is designed to assess anxiety-related tendencies in students across common day-to-day contexts. The Student Trait Anxiety Scale asks respondents to rate how anxious they feel in a range of situations, supporting identification of domains associated with heightened subjective tension.

The instrument contains 40 items and typically requires about 8 minutes to complete. Content broadly samples situations related to school demands, interpersonal interactions, and self-evaluative concerns, with items intended to capture the intensity of experienced anxiety rather than the mere presence of symptoms.

The Student Trait Anxiety Scale can be used to inform clinical or school-based screening and to guide discussion of areas most associated with anxiety responses; repeat administrations may be used to monitor change over time. Original authorship is commonly attributed to Charles D. Spielberger.

Author: Charles D. Spielberger

Literature: Spielberger, C. D. State-trait anxiety inventory: A comprehensive bibliography. Consulting Psychologists Press. 1989.