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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Once you complete the test, your results are compared with real-world data from people in your country.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.
Social Anxiety (SA)
Social Anxiety (SA)
Average
6.8
Normal range
4.4 — 9.2
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18
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Public Self-Consciousness (PS)
Public Self-Consciousness (PS)
Average
5.6
Normal range
1.8 — 9.4
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0
max.
21
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Personal self-awareness (Ps)
Personal self-awareness (Ps)
Average
12.1
Normal range
7.8 — 16.4
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0
max.
27
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SAMPLE QUESTIONS
Example Questions From the Test
For each statement, indicate how well it describes you. Please respond as honestly as possible, and try not to let your answer to one item influence your responses to others. There are no right or wrong answers.
- Very much like me
- Somewhat like me
- Only slightly like me
- Not at all like me
- Very much like me
- Somewhat like me
- Only a little like me
- Not at all like me
- Very much like me
- Somewhat like me
- Only a little like me
- Not at all like me
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Self-Consciousness Scale (SCS-R) Test - Symptoms and Signs
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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