1. I rarely worry about seeming foolish to others | T F |
2. I worry about what people will think of me even when I know it doesn’t make any difference | T F |
3. I become tense and jittery if I know someone is sizing me up | T F |
4. I am unconcerned even if I know people are forming an unfavourable impression of me | T F |
5. I feel very upset when I commit some social error | T F |
6. The opinions that important people have of me cause me little concern | T F |
7. I am often afraid that I may look ridiculous or make a fool of myself | T F |
8. I react very little when other people disapprove of me. | T F |
9. I am frequently afraid of other people noticing my shortcomings. | T F |
10. The disapproval of others would have little effect on me. | T F |
11. If someone is evaluating me I tend to expect the worst. | T F |
12. I rarely worry about what kind of impression I am making on someone. | T F |
13. I am afraid that others will not approve of me. | T F |
14. I am afraid that people will find fault with me. | T F |
15. Other people’s opinions of me do not bother me. | T F |
16. I am not usually upset if I do not please someone | T F |
17. When I am talking to someone‚ I worry about what they may be thinking about me | T F |
18. I feel that you can’t help making social errors sometimes‚ so why worry about it. | T F |
19. I am usually worried about what kind of impression I make. | T F |
20. I worry a lot about what my superiors think of me. | T F |
21. If I know someone is judging me‚ it has little effect on me. | T F |
22. I worry that others will think I am not worthwhile. | T F |
23. I worry very little about what others may think of me. | T F |
24. Sometimes I think I am too concerned with what other people think of me. | T F |
25. I often worry that I will say or do the wrong things | T F |
26. I am often indifferent to the opinion others have of me. | T F |
27. I am usually confident that others will have a favourable impression of me. | T F |
28. I often worry that people who are important won’t think very much of me. | T F |
29. I brood about the opinions my friends have about me. | T F |
30. I become tense and jittery if I know I am being judged by my superiors. | T F |
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