Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory – SPAI

A comprehensive self-report measure designed to assess the somatic, cognitive, and behavioral aspects of social phobia and agoraphobia.

110 Questions

~28 min

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About You

Please provide the following information before starting the assessment. This data is used for research purposes only and will remain confidential.

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Instructions

For each of the following items, please indicate how often you experience the described feelings or behaviors using the 7-point scale below.

1 Never

2 Very Infrequent

3 Infrequent

4 Sometimes

5 Frequent

6 Very Frequent

7 Always

1

I feel anxious when entering social situations where there is a small group.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

2

I feel anxious when entering social situations where there is a large group.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

3

I feel anxious when I am in a social situation and I become the center of attention.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

4

I feel anxious when I am in a social situation and I am expected to engage in some activity.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

5

I feel anxious when making a speech in front of an audience.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

6

I feel anxious when speaking in a small informal meeting.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

7

I feel so anxious about attending social gatherings that I avoid these situations.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

8

I feel so anxious in social situations that I leave the social gathering.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

9

I feel anxious when in a small gathering with: Strangers.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

10

I feel anxious when in a small gathering with: Authority Figures.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

11

I feel anxious when in a small gathering with: Opposite sex.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

12

I feel anxious when in a small gathering with: People in general.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

13

I feel anxious when in a large gathering with: Strangers.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

14

I feel anxious when in a large gathering with: Authority Figures.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

15

I feel anxious when in a large gathering with: Opposite sex.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

16

I feel anxious when in a large gathering with: People in general.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

17

I feel anxious when in a bar or restaurant with: Strangers.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

18

I feel anxious when in a bar or restaurant with: Authority Figures.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

19

I feel anxious when in a bar or restaurant with: Opposite sex.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

20

I feel anxious when in a bar or restaurant with: People in general.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

21

I feel anxious and I do not know what to do when in a new situation with: Strangers.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

22

I feel anxious and I do not know what to do when in a new situation with: Authority Figures.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

23

I feel anxious and I do not know what to do when in a new situation with: Opposite sex.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

24

I feel anxious and I do not know what to do when in a new situation with: People in general.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

25

I feel anxious and I do not know what to do when in a situation involving confrontation with: Strangers.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

26

I feel anxious and I do not know what to do when in a situation involving confrontation with: Authority Figures.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

27

I feel anxious and I do not know what to do when in a situation involving confrontation with: Opposite sex.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

28

I feel anxious and I do not know what to do when in a situation involving confrontation with: People in general.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

29

I feel anxious and I do not know what to do when in an embarrassing situation with: Strangers.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

30

I feel anxious and I do not know what to do when in an embarrassing situation with: Authority Figures.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

31

I feel anxious and I do not know what to do when in an embarrassing situation with: Opposite sex.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

32

I feel anxious and I do not know what to do when in an embarrassing situation with: People in general.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

33

I feel anxious when discussing intimate feelings with: Strangers.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

34

I feel anxious when discussing intimate feelings with: Authority Figures.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

35

I feel anxious when discussing intimate feelings with: Opposite sex.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

36

I feel anxious when discussing intimate feelings with: People in general.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

37

I feel anxious when stating an opinion to: Strangers.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

38

I feel anxious when stating an opinion to: Authority Figures.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

39

I feel anxious when stating an opinion to: Opposite sex.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

40

I feel anxious when stating an opinion to: People in general.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

41

I feel anxious when talking about business with: Strangers.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

42

I feel anxious when talking about business with: Authority Figures.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

43

I feel anxious when talking about business with: Opposite sex.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

44

I feel anxious when talking about business with: People in general.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

45

I feel anxious when approaching and/or initiating a conversation with: Strangers.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

46

I feel anxious when approaching and/or initiating a conversation with: Authority Figures.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

47

I feel anxious when approaching and/or initiating a conversation with: Opposite sex.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

48

I feel anxious when approaching and/or initiating a conversation with: People in general.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

49

I feel anxious when having to interact for longer than a few minutes with: Strangers.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

50

I feel anxious when having to interact for longer than a few minutes with: Authority Figures.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

51

I feel anxious when having to interact for longer than a few minutes with: Opposite sex.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

52

I feel anxious when having to interact for longer than a few minutes with: People in general.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

53

I feel anxious when drinking (any type of beverage) and/or eating in front of: Strangers.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

54

I feel anxious when drinking (any type of beverage) and/or eating in front of: Authority Figures.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

55

I feel anxious when drinking (any type of beverage) and/or eating in front of: Opposite sex.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

56

I feel anxious when drinking (any type of beverage) and/or eating in front of: People in general.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

57

I feel anxious when writing or typing in front of: Strangers.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

58

I feel anxious when writing or typing in front of: Authority Figures.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

59

I feel anxious when writing or typing in front of: Opposite sex.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

60

I feel anxious when writing or typing in front of: People in general.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

61

I feel anxious when speaking in front of: Strangers.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

62

I feel anxious when speaking in front of: Authority Figures.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

63

I feel anxious when speaking in front of: Opposite sex.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

64

I feel anxious when speaking in front of: People in general.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

65

I feel anxious when being criticized or rejected by: Strangers.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

66

I feel anxious when being criticized or rejected by: Authority Figures.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

67

I feel anxious when being criticized or rejected by: Opposite sex.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

68

I feel anxious when being criticized or rejected by: People in general.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

69

I attempt to avoid social situations where there are: Strangers.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

70

I attempt to avoid social situations where there are: Authority Figures.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

71

I attempt to avoid social situations where there are: Opposite sex.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

72

I attempt to avoid social situations where there are: People in general.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

73

I leave social situations where there are: Strangers.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

74

I leave social situations where there are: Authority Figures.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

75

I leave social situations where there are: Opposite sex.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

76

I leave social situations where there are: People in general.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

77

Before entering a social situation, I think: Will I be dressed properly?

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

78

Before entering a social situation, I think: I will probably make a mistake and look foolish.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

79

Before entering a social situation, I think: What if no one speaks to me?

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

80

Before entering a social situation, I think: If there is a lag in the conversation what can I talk about?

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

81

I feel anxious before entering a social situation.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

82

My voice leaves me or changes when I am talking in a social situation.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

83

I am not likely to speak to people until they speak to me.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

84

I experience troublesome thoughts when I am in a social setting: I wish I could leave and avoid the whole situation.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

85

I experience troublesome thoughts when I am in a social setting: If I mess up again I will really lose my confidence.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

86

I experience troublesome thoughts when I am in a social setting: What kind of impression am I making?

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

87

I experience troublesome thoughts when I am in a social setting: Whatever I say it will probably sound stupid.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

88

Prior to entering a social situation, I experience: Sweating.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

89

Prior to entering a social situation, I experience: Blushing.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

90

Prior to entering a social situation, I experience: Shaking.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

91

Prior to entering a social situation, I experience: Frequent urge to urinate.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

92

Prior to entering a social situation, I experience: Heart palpitations.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

93

In a social situation, I experience: Sweating.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

94

In a social situation, I experience: Blushing.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

95

In a social situation, I experience: Shaking.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

96

In a social situation, I experience: Frequent urge to urinate.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

97

In a social situation, I experience: Heart palpitations.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

98

I feel anxious when I am home alone.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

99

I feel anxious when I am in a strange place.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

100

I feel anxious when I am on any form of public transportation (i.e., bus, train, airplane).

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

101

I feel anxious when crossing streets.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

102

I feel anxious when I am in crowded places (i.e., stores, church, movies, restaurants, etc.).

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

103

Being in large open spaces makes me feel anxious.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

104

I feel anxious when I am in enclosed places (elevators, tunnels, etc.).

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

105

Being in high places makes me feel anxious (i.e., tall buildings).

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

106

I feel anxious when waiting in a long line.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

107

There are times when I feel like I have to hold on to things because I am afraid I will fall.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

108

When I leave home and go to various public places, I go with a family member or friend.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

109

I feel anxious when riding in a car.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

110

There are certain places I do not go because I may feel trapped.

Never Very Infrequent Infrequent Sometimes Frequent Very Frequent Always

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