social attitudes questionnaire
This questionnaire lists different attitudes or beliefs which people sometimes hold. Read each statement carefully and decide how much you agree or disagree with each one. For each of the attitudes‚ show your answer by putting a circle round the words which best describe how you think. Be sure to choose only one answer for each attitude. Because people are different‚ there is no right or wrong answer to these statements. To decide whether a given attitude is typical of your way of looking at things‚ simply keep in mind what you are like most of the time.
1) I don’t need everyone’s approval
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
Agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
2) I must not show signs of weakness to others
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
3) if I make a mistake in a social situation people will reject me
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
4) everyone will stare at me and think I’m strange if I don’t act normally
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
5) I’m unlikeable
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
6) other people are more anxious than I am
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
7) I’m different
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
8) other people are better at getting it right socially than me
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
9) I must appear intelligent and witty
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
10) I look as anxious as I feel
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
11) if other people think I’m inferior‚ then I am
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
12) I’m unacceptable
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
13) anxiety is not a sign of weakness
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
14) other people are more competent than I am
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
15) others are more acceptable and likeable than me
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
16) my anxiety is obvious to other people
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
17) if someone doesn’t like me‚ it is my fault
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
18) to be worthwhile‚ I don’t need approval from other people
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
19) I must not let anyone see I am anxious
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
20) people think I am uninteresting
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
21) if others really get to know me‚ they won’t like me
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
22) unless I appear calm‚ cool and collected‚ people will reject me
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
23) I’m inferior
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
24) I’m vulnerable
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
25) other people are less anxious than I am
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
26) people can see right through me‚ and see my weakness
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
27) I don’t need to be liked by everyone
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
28) I’m a weird person
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
29) if people see I’m anxious‚ they will humiliate‚ ridicule and discount me
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
30) if I disagree with someone‚ they will think I am stupid or will reject me
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
31) I’m odd/peculiar
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
32) I’m important to other people
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
33) people see anxiety as a sign of weakness
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
34) I have to do things right to be accepted
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
35) unless I am witty and interesting‚ people won’t like me
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
36) if I keep up appearances‚ I might scrape by
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
37) my opinions mean nothing
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
38) when people see that I’m anxious‚ they see the real‚ inferior me
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
39) I’m attractive
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
40) if people notice I am anxious they will think I am odd
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
41) people are intolerant of signs of weakness
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
42) if someone thought that I was inferior to them‚ I couldn’t stand it
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
43) if I am quiet‚ people will think I’m boring
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
44) I’m inadequate
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
45) if people see that I’m anxious‚ they will think I am weak or inferior
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
46) I’m interesting
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
47) if people look at me‚ it means they are thinking negative things about me
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
48) I’m a boring person
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
49) even if people see my anxiety‚ it doesn’t mean that I am inferior to them
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
50) I must always live up to other people’s expectations
totally | agree | agree | neutral | disagree | disagree | totally |
agree | very much | slightly | slightly | very much | disagree |
adapted from handout: Clark DM. Workshop on social phobia.
BAbcp Pre-Conference Workshop; 2013 July 16; London
http://www.goodmedicine.org.uk/stressedtozest/2013/09/assessment-monitoring-questionnaires-cbt-treatment-social-anxiety-disorder
Attitudes Questionnaire (PDF file andWord doc): an extensive 50 item assessment form. The instructions state – “This questionnaire lists different attitudes or beliefs which people sometimes hold. Read each statement carefully and decide how much you agree or disagree with each one … Because people are different‚ there is no right or wrong answer to these statements. To decide whether a given attitude is typical of your way of looking at things‚ simply keep in mind what you are like most of the time.”
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mohammad looti (2026) 'social attitudes questionnaire', PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Available at: https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/social-attitudes-questionnaire/.
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