Student Anxiety Scale Test

Understand your anxiety level in school and social settings in about 6 minutes. With 30 quick items, it delivers a clear snapshot to guide timely support and prevention.

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October 2, 2025

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Student Anxiety Scale (SAS)

Measures the intensity of anxiety and emotional instability in students across common academic and social situations.

Low anxiety

Moderate anxiety

High anxiety

0 – 10: Low anxiety | 11 – 20: Moderate anxiety | 21 – 30: High anxiety

A score of 21 falls in the High anxiety range, suggesting more pronounced anxiety reactions in typical student situations.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Stressed university students

46%OF USERS

Students take it when deadlines, exams, and heavy workloads start to affect their mood, sleep, or focus.

Students seeking self-understanding

32%OF USERS

They use it to better understand their anxiety triggers in academic and social situations and decide what support might help.

Counseling and support services

22%OF USERS

University psychologists and student support staff use it as a quick screening tool to identify who may need additional help or prevention.

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

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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.

Student Anxiety Scale (SAS)

Average

15.7

Normal range

10.7 — 20.7

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

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- Yes
- No
- Not sure

These are 3 of the 30 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Student Anxiety Scale Test - Symptoms and Signs

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This measure is designed to support brief screening of anxiety-related symptoms and concerns in student populations. The Student Anxiety Scale is intended for use in educational or clinical settings where a rapid estimate of anxiety severity may inform follow-up assessment or support planning.

The instrument includes 30 items and typically requires about 6 minutes to complete. Item content generally reflects common academic and social situations that may be associated with worry, tension, or anxious distress; responses are summed to yield an overall index that can be interpreted alongside other clinical information. The Student Anxiety Scale is attributed to Charles D. Spielberger.

Author: Charles D. Spielberger

Literature: Spielberger, C. D. Manual for the state-trait anxiety inventory (STAI). Consulting Psychologists Press. 1983.; Zeidner, M. Test anxiety: The state of the art. Plenum Press. 1998.