SOCIAL INTERACTION ANXIETY SCALE (SIAS)

INSTRUCTIONS:

For each item, please circle the number to indicate the degree to which you feel the statement is characteristic or true for you. The rating scale is as follows:

0 = Not at all characteristic or true of me.

1 = Slightly characteristic or true of me.

2 = Moderately characteristic or true of me.

3 = Very characteristic or true of me.

4 = Extremely characteristic or true of me.

TEST

1. I get nervous if I have to speak with someone in authority (teacher, boss, etc.).
2. I have difficulty making eye contact with others.
3. I become tense if I have to talk about myself or my feelings.
4. I find it difficult to mix comfortably with the people I work with.
5. I find it easy to make friends my own age.
6. I tense up if I meet an acquaintance in the street.
7. When mixing socially, I am uncomfortable.
8. I feel tense if I am alone with just one other person.
9. I am at ease meeting people at parties, etc.
10. I have difficulty talking with other people.
11. I find it easy to think of things to talk about.
12. I worry about expressing myself in case I appear awkward.
13. I find it difficult to disagree with another’s point of view.
14. I have difficulty talking to attractive persons of the opposite sex.
15. I find myself worrying that I won’t know what to say in social situations.
16. I am nervous mixing with people I don’t know well.
17. I feel I’ll say something embarrassing when talking.
18. When mixing in a group, I find myself worrying I will be ignored.
19. I am tense mixing in a group.
20. I am unsure whether to greet someone I know only slightly.

SCORING

Possible scores range from 0 to 80. Higher scores are associated with higher social anxiety.

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS TEST IS MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSE ONLY, IT IS NOT A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL AND DOES NOT REPLACE PROFESSIONAL CARE.

Reference:
Mattick & Clark, 1998