Self-Consciousness Scale (SCS) Test
How the Scales are Structured
Who Usually Takes This Test?
See How You Compare
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Example Questions From the Test
- Very much like me
- Somewhat like me
- A little like me
- Not at all like me
- Very much like me
- To some extent like me
- Somewhat like me
- Not at all like me
- Very much like me
- Somewhat like me
- A little like me
- Not at all like me
Self-Consciousness Scale (SCS) Test - Symptoms and Signs
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.