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Social Anxiety and Social Phobia Questionnaire

Social Anxiety Test

Understand your social anxiety patterns, key evaluation fears, and toughest situations in about 6 minutes. Take this Social Anxiety Test — a validated 29-item OSTSPh questionnaire — to get a clear six-scale profile that guides next steps for support or treatment.

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How the Scales are Structured

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8/18

Expert Situations: Avoidance of Direct Contact (ESAoDC)

Assesses avoidance and discomfort with direct contact during interactions in expert or evaluative situations.

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0 – 3: Low | 4 – 9: Moderate | 10 – 18: High

A score of 8 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a noticeable but not pronounced tendency to avoid direct contact and feel discomfort in expert situations.

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8/18

Scale 4 (S4)

Measures anxiety about taking initiative in formal situations, especially when interactions feel uncontrolled and criticism is anticipated.

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0 – 6: Low | 7 – 10: Moderate | 11 – 18: High

A score of 8 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting noticeable discomfort when initiating or navigating formal interactions with unfamiliar people, particularly when outcomes feel hard to control.

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7/15

Scale 3 (S3)

Measures emotional restraint and efforts to conceal anxiety in professional situations due to fear of rejection.

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0 – 5: Low | 6 – 9: Moderate | 10 – 15: High

A score of 7 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a noticeable tendency to inhibit emotional expression and mask nervousness in professional contexts.

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4/15

Scale 2 (S2)

This scale measures post-situational rumination and the drive to control or overcome anxiety in evaluative (expert) social situations.

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0 – 5: Low | 6 – 9: Moderate | 10 – 15: High

A score of 4 falls in the Low range, suggesting relatively little tendency to ruminate after social situations and a lower drive to control anxiety in evaluative contexts.

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9/21

Scale 1 (S1)

This scale measures social anxiety when a person is the focus of attention or being observed by others.

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0 – 5: Low | 6 – 15: Moderate | 16 – 21: High

A score of 9 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting noticeable but not extreme discomfort and self-consciousness in situations where you are watched or at the center of attention.

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58/89

Social Anxiety and Social Phobia (SAaSP)

Measures the overall intensity of anxiety and avoidance tendencies in social situations due to fear of evaluation by others.

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0 – 29: Low | 30 – 49: Moderate | 50 – 89: High

A score of 58 falls in the High range, suggesting pronounced social anxiety that may be associated with increased discomfort and avoidance in evaluative social interactions.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Self-doubting students

41%OF USERS

People who worry about being judged in class, speaking up, meeting new peers, or giving presentations take it to understand what triggers their anxiety.

Professionals with performance fears

34%OF USERS

Working adults who feel tense in meetings, interviews, networking, or public speaking use it to pinpoint the situations that cause the strongest fear of evaluation.

Clients starting therapy

25%OF USERS

People seeking counseling for avoidance, blushing, trembling, or panic in social situations take it to clarify symptoms and guide a support plan.

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

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Social Anxiety and Social Phobia (SAaSP)

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62.2

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CLEAR ANSWERS TO COMMON QUESTIONS

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this Social Anxiety Test measure?

It measures fear of negative evaluation and social anxiety across five specific situation types: being observed and at the center of attention, post-situational rumination, emotional restraint in professional contexts, anxiety when initiating formal interactions, and avoidance in evaluative situations. Results include an overall social anxiety severity score (0–89) and five subscale scores showing where anxiety is most pronounced.

Do I have social anxiety? Can this test tell me?

This social anxiety quiz provides a structured, evidence-based picture of how strongly social anxiety features are currently present and which situations trigger the most distress. Scores of 50 and above indicate high social anxiety severity that warrants professional evaluation. The test does not establish a clinical diagnosis — but it gives you and any clinician you consult a concrete, situation-specific starting point for understanding what you are experiencing.

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

Estimated completion time is about 6 minutes. The questionnaire contains 29 items. Select the option that best reflects your typical reactions in the described situations — answer all items using the same general time frame and avoid overthinking individual questions.

What situations does this assessment cover?

Items cover a range of social and performance situations: being noticed or judged by others, speaking in front of groups, one-on-one conversations with authority figures, formal or evaluative interactions, and professional situations requiring initiative. The breadth of situations covered is what makes the subscale profile useful — it pinpoints where social anxiety is most disruptive.

Is this Social Anxiety Test a diagnostic tool?

No. The OSTSPh is a validated screening and severity-rating measure — it does not diagnose social anxiety disorder or social phobia. Elevated scores indicate that social anxiety symptoms are significantly present and that professional evaluation is warranted. Formal diagnosis requires a comprehensive clinical assessment by a qualified mental health professional.

How is this different from a general social anxiety quiz?

Most social anxiety quizzes produce a single overall score. This test for social anxiety yields five subscale scores — distinguishing between specific situation types that trigger anxiety differently. That differentiation directly informs treatment: CBT for social anxiety is most effective when targeting the specific situations and avoidance patterns driving overall severity rather than treating social anxiety as a single undifferentiated problem.

What should I do if my Social Anxiety Test score is elevated?

We recommend discussing your results — including the subscale profile — with a psychologist or therapist experienced in social anxiety treatment. High scores, particularly across multiple subscales, suggest that structured intervention such as CBT or exposure-based therapy may be significantly beneficial. Your OSTSPh profile provides a clear, situation-specific starting point for that clinical conversation.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Social Anxiety and Social Phobia Questionnaire, OSTSPh Test

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This self-report measure is designed to assess fear of negative evaluation and anxiety across common interpersonal and performance situations. Developed by Richard G. Heimberg and David M. Clark, the Social Anxiety Test uses the Social Anxiety and Social Phobia Questionnaire (OSTSPh) to provide a structured, multidimensional picture of social anxiety severity — identifying both overall symptom intensity and the specific situations in which anxiety and avoidance are most pronounced. It consists of 29 items and typically takes about 6 minutes to complete.

Why Take a Social Anxiety Test

Social anxiety disorder is one of the most prevalent mental health conditions worldwide — yet it is also one of the most frequently misidentified. Many people with clinically significant social anxiety attribute their avoidance, self-consciousness, and post-event rumination to shyness, introversion, or lack of confidence rather than recognizing it as a treatable condition. Years can pass before the pattern is named clearly enough to seek help.

A structured test for social anxiety cuts through this ambiguity. It provides a concrete, situation-specific picture of where fear of evaluation is most intense — whether in formal expert situations, one-on-one interactions, group settings, or performance contexts. This level of detail matters for treatment: CBT for social anxiety is most effective when the specific triggering situations and avoidance patterns have been clearly identified. This social anxiety quiz gives both individuals and clinicians a structured starting point for exactly that conversation.

For people already in therapy, repeated administration of this measure allows tracking of whether avoidance and anxiety are decreasing in the specific domains targeted in treatment — providing data-based evidence of progress.

What the Assessment Measures

The OSTSPh yields an overall Social Anxiety and Social Phobia score plus five subscale scores, each reflecting a distinct dimension of social anxiety:

Being observed and at the center of attention (S1) — anxiety and self-consciousness when being watched, evaluated, or singled out in front of others
Post-situational rumination and drive to control anxiety (S2) — tendency to replay and over-analyze social interactions after the fact, and the effort invested in managing anxiety in evaluative situations
Emotional restraint in professional situations (S3) — tendency to suppress and conceal emotional responses and visible anxiety symptoms (blushing, trembling) in professional or formal contexts
Anxiety initiating formal interactions (S4) — discomfort when taking initiative in formal or unfamiliar situations, especially when outcomes feel uncontrolled and criticism is anticipated
Avoidance of direct contact in expert situations (S5) — avoidance of or distress during direct contact in evaluative or expert interactions such as presentations, assessments, or authority conversations

Total scores range from 0 to 89. Scores of 0–29 indicate low social anxiety; 30–49 moderate; and 50–89 high social anxiety severity. The subscale profile identifies which dimensions are driving overall anxiety — supporting more targeted treatment planning.

Who This Assessment Is For

This Social Anxiety Test is appropriate for any adult who notices persistent discomfort, avoidance, or fear of judgment in social or performance situations — whether in professional settings, academic environments, or everyday interpersonal interactions. It is widely used by people preparing for a clinical consultation, by students and professionals who struggle with presentations or networking, and by clinicians seeking a validated social anxiety screening tool to support intake assessment and CBT treatment planning.

Clinical Validity and Use in Practice

The OSTSPh is grounded in the validated social anxiety measurement tradition of Heimberg and Clark and is suitable for clinical screening and research settings. Results from this social anxiety disorder test support clinical formulation and treatment planning when interpreted alongside interview data and other assessment information — they do not establish a diagnosis on their own. Formal diagnosis of social anxiety disorder requires a comprehensive clinical evaluation by a qualified mental health professional.

Author: David M. Clark, Richard G. Heimberg

Literature: Mattick, R. P., & Clarke, J. C. Development and validation of measures of social phobia scrutiny fear and social interaction anxiety. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 1998.

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