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Self-Consciousness Scale (SCS) Test

See how strongly you focus on your inner experience and how you come across to others in about 5 minutes. Get clear scores to guide self-insight, counseling, and research in a brief format.
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14/33
Public Self-Consciousness and Social Anxiety (PSaSA)
Measures how strongly a person monitors and worries about how they appear to others, including social-anxiety-related self-focus.
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Moderate
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0 – 8: Low | 9 – 21: Moderate | 22 – 33: High
A score of 14 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a balanced awareness of others’ impressions with occasional self-monitoring in social situations.
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25/36
Private Self-Consciousness (PS)
Measures how strongly a person tends toward introspection and awareness of their own thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations.
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0 – 13: Low | 14 – 25: Moderate | 26 – 36: High
A score of 25 indicates a moderate level of private self-awareness, suggesting a noticeable but not extreme tendency to reflect on inner experiences.
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Self-reflection seekers
41%OF USERS
People curious about their inner thoughts and feelings who want to understand how much they analyze themselves and why.
Socially self-conscious people
34%OF USERS
Those who often worry about how they look to others and want to gauge their sensitivity to evaluation in social situations.
Therapy and coaching clients
25%OF USERS
People starting counseling or personal development work who need a quick snapshot of private versus public self-focus to guide goals.
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Public Self-Consciousness and Social Anxiety (PSaSA)
Average
14.7
Normal range
8.8 — 20.7
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33
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Private Self-Awareness (PS)
Average
12.2
Normal range
7.8 — 16.7
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36
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What does this questionnaire measure?
It measures stable differences in self-focused attention. It assesses attention to internal experiences and awareness of being observed and evaluated by others.
How long does it take and how many items are included?
Average completion time is about 5 minutes. The questionnaire includes 23 items.
What are the main subscales?
Private self-consciousness reflects attention to thoughts, feelings, and personal motives. Public self-consciousness reflects concern with appearance and behavior as seen by others.
How should items be answered?
Select the response that best describes typical behavior or experience, not a single recent event. Answer all items and avoid spending excessive time on any one item.
How should results be interpreted?
Scores describe relative levels of private and public self-focus and are not diagnoses. Interpretation should consider context and other assessment information.
WHAT THE TEST MEASURES
About This Assessment

Self-Consciousness Scale (SCS) Test

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The measure is designed to assess dispositional self-focused attention and awareness across personal and interpersonal contexts. The Self-Consciousness Scale (SCS) provides a brief self-report index of how strongly an individual tends to monitor internal experiences and consider how they may be perceived by others.

The instrument includes 23 items and typically takes about 5 minutes to complete. Items are intended to capture individual differences in private self-consciousness (attention to thoughts and feelings) and public self-consciousness (awareness of oneself as a social object), and results may be used to inform case conceptualization or research on self-awareness and social evaluation concerns.

Originally developed by Mark Scheier, the Self-Consciousness Scale (SCS) is generally interpreted as a trait-oriented measure and should be integrated with clinical interview data and other assessment findings when used in applied settings.

Author: arnold-h-buss, charles-s-carver, Mark Scheier
Literature: Fenigstein, A., Scheier, M. F., & Buss, A. H. Public and private self-consciousness: Assessment and theory. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 1975.; Scheier, M. F., & Carver, C. S. The self-consciousness scale: A revised version for use with general populations. Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 1985.; Morin, A. Self-awareness part 1: Definition, measures, effects, functions, and antecedents. Social and Personality Psychology Compass. 2011.
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