Social Interaction Self-Statement Test, SISST - the question form
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1. When I cannot think of something to say in reply, I may feel myself becoming very anxious.
1 - Hardly ever had this thought
2 - Rarely had this thought
3 - Sometimes had this thought
4 - Often had this thought
5 - Very often had this thought
2. I can usually talk to women fairly easily.
1 – Hardly ever had this thought
2 – Rarely had this thought
3 – Sometimes had this thought
4 – Often had this thought
5 – Very often had this thought
3. I hope I do not make a fool of myself.
1 – I hardly ever had this thought
2 – I rarely had this thought
3 – I sometimes had this thought
4 – I often had this thought
5 – I very often had this thought
4. I start to feel more at ease.
1 – Hardly ever had this thought
2 – Rarely had this thought
3 – Sometimes had this thought
4 – Often had this thought
5 – Very often had this thought
5. I really worry that she might think something bad about me.
1 – I hardly ever thought this
2 – I rarely thought this
3 – I sometimes thought this
4 – I often thought this
5 – I very often thought this
6. No nervousness, no fear, no anxiety.
1 – I hardly ever had this thought
2 – I rarely had this thought
3 – I sometimes had this thought
4 – I often had this thought
5 – I very often had this thought
7. I am terrified.
1 – I hardly ever thought this
2 – I rarely thought this
3 – I sometimes thought this
4 – I often thought this
5 – I very often thought this
8. She probably will not be interested in me.
1 – Hardly ever had this thought
2 – Rarely had this thought
3 – Sometimes had this thought
4 – Often had this thought
5 – Very often had this thought
9. I might reassure her and help her feel at ease by starting the conversation first.
1 – Hardly ever had this thought
2 – Rarely had this thought
3 – Sometimes had this thought
4 – Often had this thought
5 – Very often had this thought
10. Instead of worrying, I can figure out the best way to get to know her.
1 – I hardly ever had this thought
2 – I rarely had this thought
3 – I sometimes had this thought
4 – I often had this thought
5 – I very often had this thought
11. When getting to know women, I feel not very confident, so everything goes wrong.
1 – I hardly ever thought this
2 – I thought this rarely
3 – I thought this sometimes
4 – I thought this often
5 – I thought this very often
12. That’s ridiculous! The worst that could happen is that she just won’t want to go out with me.
1 – Hardly ever had this thought
2 – Rarely had this thought
3 – Sometimes had this thought
4 – Often had this thought
5 – Very often had this thought
13. She probably wants to talk with me just as much as I want to talk with her.
1 - Hardly ever had this thought
2 - Rarely had this thought
3 - Sometimes had this thought
4 - Often had this thought
5 - Very often had this thought
14. This will be a good opportunity.
1 – I hardly ever had this thought
2 – I rarely had this thought
3 – I sometimes had this thought
4 – I often had this thought
5 – I very often had this thought
15. If I mess up this conversation, I will really lose confidence in myself.
1 – Hardly ever thought this
2 – Rarely thought this
3 – Sometimes thought this
4 – Often thought this
5 – Very often thought this
16. Probably everything I say will sound stupid.
1 – I hardly ever thought this
2 – I rarely thought this
3 – I sometimes thought this
4 – I often thought this
5 – I very often thought this
17. What do I really have to lose? It is worth trying.
1 – I have hardly ever thought this
2 – I have rarely thought this
3 – I have sometimes thought this
4 – I have often thought this
5 – I have very often thought this
18. This is an awkward situation, but I can handle it.
1 – Hardly ever had this thought
2 – Rarely had this thought
3 – Sometimes had this thought
4 – Often had this thought
5 – Very often had this thought
19. No, I do not want to do this.
1 - I hardly ever had this thought
2 - I rarely had this thought
3 - I sometimes had this thought
4 - I often had this thought
5 - I very often had this thought
20. If she did not respond, I would be completely crushed.
1 – I hardly ever had this thought
2 – I rarely had this thought
3 – I sometimes had this thought
4 – I often had this thought
5 – I very often had this thought
21. I must make a good impression on her; otherwise I will feel terrible.
1 – I hardly ever thought this
2 – I rarely thought this
3 – I sometimes thought this
4 – I often thought this
5 – I very often thought this
22. I am just a slow-witted idiot.
1 – I have hardly ever thought this
2 – I have rarely thought this
3 – I have sometimes thought this
4 – I have often thought this
5 – I have very often thought this
23. I will probably fail anyway.
1 – Hardly ever had this thought
2 – Rarely had this thought
3 – Sometimes had this thought
4 – Often had this thought
5 – Very often had this thought
24. I can handle any situation.
1 – Hardly ever had this thought
2 – Rarely had this thought
3 – Sometimes had this thought
4 – Often had this thought
5 – Very often had this thought
25. Even if the interaction does not go well, it is not a catastrophe.
1 – Hardly ever had this thought
2 – Rarely had this thought
3 – Sometimes had this thought
4 – Often had this thought
5 – Very often had this thought
26. I feel awkward and tense; she will definitely notice it.
1 – I hardly ever had this thought
2 – I rarely had this thought
3 – I sometimes had this thought
4 – I often had this thought
5 – I very often had this thought
27. We probably have a lot in common.
1 – I hardly ever thought this
2 – I rarely thought this
3 – I sometimes thought this
4 – I often thought this
5 – I very often thought this
28. Maybe we will get along really well.
1 – I hardly ever thought this
2 – I rarely thought this
3 – I sometimes thought this
4 – I often thought this
5 – I very often thought this
29. It would be best to leave and avoid this whole situation.
1 – I hardly ever thought this way
2 – I rarely thought this way
3 – I sometimes thought this way
4 – I often thought this way
5 – I very often thought this way
30. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Forget precautions—be bold.
1 – I hardly ever had this thought
2 – I rarely had this thought
3 – I sometimes had this thought
4 – I often had this thought
5 – I very often had this thought
1. When I cannot think of what to say in response, I may feel that I am becoming very anxious.
1 – Hardly ever had this thought
2 – Rarely had this thought
3 – Sometimes had this thought
4 – Often had this thought
5 – Very often had this thought
2. I can usually talk to men fairly easily.
1 – I have hardly ever thought this
2 – I have rarely thought this
3 – I have sometimes thought this
4 – I have often thought this
5 – I have very often thought this
3. I hope I am not making a fool of myself.
1 – Hardly ever had this thought
2 – Rarely had this thought
3 – Sometimes had this thought
4 – Often had this thought
5 – Very often had this thought
4. I begin to feel more at ease.
1 – Hardly ever had this thought
2 – Rarely had this thought
3 – Sometimes had this thought
4 – Often had this thought
5 – Very often had this thought
5. I really worry that he might think something bad about me.
1 – Hardly ever had this thought
2 – Rarely had this thought
3 – Sometimes had this thought
4 – Often had this thought
5 – Very often had this thought
6. No worries, no fears, no anxiety.
1 – I hardly ever thought this
2 – I thought this rarely
3 – I thought this sometimes
4 – I thought this often
5 – I thought this very often
7. I am terrified.
1 – Hardly ever had this thought
2 – Rarely had this thought
3 – Sometimes had this thought
4 – Often had this thought
5 – Very often had this thought
8. He probably would not be interested in me.
1 – I hardly ever had this thought
2 – I rarely had this thought
3 – I sometimes had this thought
4 – I often had this thought
5 – I very often had this thought
9. Maybe I can put him at ease and help him feel comfortable by starting the conversation first.
1 – I have hardly ever thought this
2 – I have rarely thought this
3 – I have sometimes thought this
4 – I have often thought this
5 – I have very often thought this
10. Instead of worrying, I can figure out the best way to get to know him.
1 – I hardly ever had this thought
2 – I rarely had this thought
3 – I sometimes had this thought
4 – I often had this thought
5 – I very often had this thought
11. When meeting men, I feel not very confident, so everything goes wrong.
1 – I have hardly ever had this thought
2 – I have rarely had this thought
3 – I have sometimes had this thought
4 – I have often had this thought
5 – I have very often had this thought
12. What nonsense! The worst that can happen is that he just won’t want to go out with me.
1 – Hardly ever had this thought
2 – Rarely had this thought
3 – Sometimes had this thought
4 – Often had this thought
5 – Very often had this thought
13. He probably wants to talk with me just as much as I want to talk with him.
1 – Hardly ever thought this
2 – Rarely thought this
3 – Sometimes thought this
4 – Often thought this
5 – Very often thought this
14. This will be a good opportunity.
1 – I hardly ever thought this
2 – I rarely thought this
3 – I sometimes thought this
4 – I often thought this
5 – I very often thought this
15. If I mess up this conversation, I will really lose confidence in myself.
1 – I hardly ever thought this
2 – I rarely thought this
3 – I sometimes thought this
4 – I often thought this
5 – I very often thought this
16. Everything I say will probably sound stupid.
1 – Hardly ever had this thought
2 – Rarely had this thought
3 – Sometimes had this thought
4 – Often had this thought
5 – Very often had this thought
17. What do I really have to lose? It is worth trying.
1 – I hardly ever had this thought
2 – I rarely had this thought
3 – I sometimes had this thought
4 – I often had this thought
5 – I very often had this thought
18. This is an awkward situation, but I can handle it.
1 – I hardly ever had this thought
2 – I rarely had this thought
3 – I sometimes had this thought
4 – I often had this thought
5 – I very often had this thought
19. No, I do not want to do that.
1 – Hardly ever had this thought
2 – Rarely had this thought
3 – Sometimes had this thought
4 – Often had this thought
5 – Very often had this thought
20. If he did not respond, I would be completely crushed.
1 – I hardly ever thought this
2 – I rarely thought this
3 – I sometimes thought this
4 – I often thought this
5 – I very often thought this
21. I must make a good impression on him; otherwise I will feel terrible.
1 – I hardly ever had this thought
2 – I rarely had this thought
3 – I sometimes had this thought
4 – I often had this thought
5 – I very often had this thought
22. I am just a slow, stupid idiot.
1 – Hardly ever had this thought
2 – Rarely had this thought
3 – Sometimes had this thought
4 – Often had this thought
5 – Very often had this thought
23. I will probably fail anyway.
1 – I hardly ever thought this
2 – I rarely thought this
3 – I sometimes thought this
4 – I often thought this
5 – I very often thought this
24. I can handle any situation.
1 – Hardly ever had this thought
2 – Rarely had this thought
3 – Sometimes had this thought
4 – Often had this thought
5 – Very often had this thought
25. Even if the interaction does not go well, it is not a catastrophe.
1 – I hardly ever had this thought
2 – I rarely had this thought
3 – I sometimes had this thought
4 – I often had this thought
5 – I very often had this thought
26. I feel awkward and tense; he will definitely notice.
1 – Hardly ever had this thought
2 – Rarely had this thought
3 – Sometimes had this thought
4 – Often had this thought
5 – Very often had this thought
27. We probably have a lot in common.
1 – I hardly ever thought this
2 – I thought this rarely
3 – I thought this sometimes
4 – I thought this often
5 – I thought this very often
28. We might get along really well.
1 - Hardly ever thought this
2 - Rarely thought this
3 - Sometimes thought this
4 - Often thought this
5 - Very often thought this
29. It would be better to leave and avoid this whole “getting acquainted” situation.
1 – I hardly ever thought this
2 – I rarely thought this
3 – I sometimes thought this
4 – I often thought this
5 – I very often thought this
30. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. No precautions—just go for it.
1 – Hardly ever had this thought
2 – Rarely had this thought
3 – Sometimes had this thought
4 – Often had this thought
5 – Very often had this thought