Spider Phobia Questionnaire for Children – SPQ-C

I avoid being in gardens or parks because spiders might be there.

Even a toy spider in my hand scares me a bit.

Whenever I see a spider on television I close my eyes.

I dislike looking at pictures of spiders.

When there is a spider above my bed, I'm only able to sleep if somebody takes the spider away.

I enjoy looking at spiders weaving webs.

Even the thought of touching a spider scares me.

Whenever somebody tells me that there are spiders near me, I start looking around and get nervous.

If I think there are spiders in the closet, I keep the door of the closet closed.

If I'm about to put my shoes on, I would feel very uneasy if a spider would creep out of one of them.

If I see a spider, I feel tense.

I enjoy reading a story about spiders.

It makes me feel sick when I see a spider.

Spiders can be useful because they eat flies.

Thinking of spiders makes me shiver.

Some spiders are quite funny to watch.

I think other children are always a bit scared of grabbing a spider.

The way spiders walk is an ugly sight.

I dare to touch a spider with a long stick.

If I happened to find a spider while playing, I would probably run away.

Spiders scare me more than any other animal.

I would rather stay away from countries where there are a lot of poisonous spiders.

I'm careful picking fruit because there might be spiders in between the fruit.

I stay calm if there are spiders around.

When the teacher speaks of spiders I would rather leave the classroom.

Spider webs are very beautiful.

I stop reading a story if it is about spiders.

If I think that I will run into a spider on my way to school, I'll take another route, even if this makes me come too late to school.

I'm scared of spiders, and of centipedes and of caterpillars.