Self-Consciousness Scale (SCS-R) Test

See how often and how deeply you reflect on your thoughts and how you come across to others in about 5 minutes. Fast, research-based insights support work on self-criticism, social anxiety, and emotional intelligence.

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6/18

Social Anxiety (SA)

Social anxiety measures how strongly a person worries about being judged by others and doubts their ability to make a desired impression.

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0 – 3: Low | 4 – 13: Moderate | 14 – 18: High

A score of 6 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting some concern about others’ evaluations that may be noticeable in certain social situations.

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17/21

Public Self-Consciousness (PS)

Measures how strongly a person monitors themselves in social situations and cares about the impression they make on others.

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Moderate

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0 – 8: Low | 9 – 18: Moderate | 19 – 21: High

A score of 17 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a fairly strong tendency to notice how you come across to others and to adjust behavior based on social impressions.

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15/27

Private Self-Consciousness (PS)

Personal self-awareness measures how habitually a person attends to their own beliefs, values, and feelings through inward reflection.

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0 – 10: Low | 11 – 20: Moderate | 21 – 27: High

A score of 15 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a typical level of reflective attention to inner experiences without being strongly self-focused.

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Who Usually Takes This Test?

People working on self-awareness

41%OF USERS

They want a quick snapshot of how often they focus on their inner thoughts and feelings and how that shapes their behavior.

Those with social self-doubt

34%OF USERS

They take it to understand how much they worry about how they appear to others and whether this links to social anxiety or self-criticism.

Counseling and research participants

25%OF USERS

They complete it as part of psychological assessment or studies to map self-consciousness to other traits and outcomes.

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Social Anxiety (SA)

Average

6.8

Normal range

4.4 — 9.2

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Public Self-Consciousness (PS)

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5.6

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1.8 — 9.4

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Personal self-awareness (Ps)

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12.1

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7.8 — 16.4

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What does this questionnaire measure?

It measures habitual self-focused attention. It distinguishes attention to internal thoughts and feelings from awareness of how one appears to others.

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

Completion time is about 5 minutes. The questionnaire includes 22 items.

How should items be answered?

Select the response that best reflects typical behavior and experience rather than a single recent situation. Answer all items without spending excessive time on any one item.

What do higher or lower scores generally indicate?

Higher scores indicate more frequent self-focused attention in the relevant domain. Lower scores indicate less frequent self-focus and lower concern with internal states or social impression.

Can the results be used for diagnosis or clinical decisions?

Results describe tendencies and are not diagnostic on their own. Interpretation is most appropriate when combined with other assessment information and clinical judgment.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Self-Consciousness Scale (SCS-R) Test

self-awareness

This self-report instrument assesses individual differences in habitual self-focused attention. The Self-Consciousness Scale (SCS-R) is commonly used to characterize how frequently a person attends to internal experiences and to awareness of the self in social contexts.

The measure includes 22 items and typically takes about 5 minutes to complete. Items are intended to capture private self-consciousness (attention to one’s thoughts and feelings) and public self-consciousness (awareness of how one may be perceived by others). The Self-Consciousness Scale (SCS-R) was developed by Carver and Scheier and is used in both clinical and research settings as a descriptive measure of self-attentional tendencies.

Author: Carver, C., Scheier, M.

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.; Duval, S., & Wicklund, R. A. A theory of objective self awareness. Academic Press. 1972.

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