Fear of evaluation
0 / 32 points
Descriptive response points for this area.
Worry about being judged, misunderstood, criticised, or seen negatively by other people.
THE SOCIAL ANXIETY QUESTIONNAIRE
Social anxiety questionnaire
A longer, original questionnaire about social worry, avoidance, physical anxiety, and the impact of feeling observed.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
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- Length
- About 5–10 minutes
- Questions
- 64 across 8 areas
How this questionnaire was developed
The question wording is original to Small Clues. We used the fear, avoidance, physical symptoms, anticipatory worry, and functional-impact domains described in NICE social-anxiety guidance, and reviewed the published SPIN and Mini-SPIN as construct references. We did not reproduce their wording or published cut-offs.
Each response contributes 0–4 points. The total is normalized to 0–100 for a simple descriptive spectrum.
Sources reviewed
Fear of evaluationQuestion 1 of 64
ONE LAST STEP
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Please select an answer for each item. This short anonymous questionnaire helps us understand and improve the tests.
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YOUR RESULT
All questions answered
SOCIAL-ANXIETY SPECTRUM
0/100
Your result
Your result will appear here.
This score shows how strongly the traits in this questionnaire matched your answers.
DETAILED VIEW
Your area summary
Each area score is the sum of the response points you selected for its eight questions. Higher numbers mean that you chose higher response options more often in that area.
Social interaction
0 / 32 points
Descriptive response points for this area.
Anxiety and self-consciousness during conversations, introductions, and everyday contact with people.
Performance and attention
0 / 32 points
Descriptive response points for this area.
Feeling observed, speaking or working in front of others, and situations where attention may turn toward you.
Avoidance and safety strategies
0 / 32 points
Descriptive response points for this area.
Avoiding situations or using preparation and concealment strategies to reduce the chance of embarrassment.
Physical anxiety
0 / 32 points
Descriptive response points for this area.
Body sensations and cognitive disruption that appear when you feel socially observed or evaluated.
Anticipatory and post-event worry
0 / 32 points
Descriptive response points for this area.
Preparing for social situations, expecting them to go badly, and replaying them afterward.
Self-consciousness
0 / 32 points
Descriptive response points for this area.
Monitoring yourself, interpreting ambiguous reactions, and holding back to avoid negative attention.
Impact and persistence
0 / 32 points
Descriptive response points for this area.
How social worry shapes relationships, opportunities, routines, and day-to-day functioning over time.
A CLOSER LOOK
What this questionnaire explores
This questionnaire covers worry about being judged, social interaction, performance situations, avoidance, physical anxiety, and the thoughts that can happen before or after an interaction.
Fear of evaluation
Worry about being judged, misunderstood, criticised, or seen negatively by other people.
Social interaction
Anxiety and self-consciousness during conversations, introductions, and everyday contact with people.
Performance and attention
Feeling observed, speaking or working in front of others, and situations where attention may turn toward you.
Avoidance and safety strategies
Avoiding situations or using preparation and concealment strategies to reduce the chance of embarrassment.
Physical anxiety
Body sensations and cognitive disruption that appear when you feel socially observed or evaluated.
Anticipatory and post-event worry
Preparing for social situations, expecting them to go badly, and replaying them afterward.
Self-consciousness
Monitoring yourself, interpreting ambiguous reactions, and holding back to avoid negative attention.
Impact and persistence
How social worry shapes relationships, opportunities, routines, and day-to-day functioning over time.
AFTER YOU FINISH
How to read your result
Your result shows which of these themes felt more or less familiar in your answers. A higher number reflects more frequent or stronger matches with this questionnaire’s descriptions.
This score shows how strongly the traits in this questionnaire matched your answers.
QUESTIONS, ANSWERED
A few useful things to know
What kind of questionnaire is this?
This is a free, original educational questionnaire from Small Clues. Its questions are informed by published guidance and established questionnaire constructs, while the wording and scoring are our own.
What could I do with what I notice?
If social worry or avoidance is limiting activities, relationships, study, or work, speaking with a qualified healthcare professional can be a useful next step. Effective support is available.