Social anxiety disorder selftest if you suspect that you might suffer from social anxiety disorder, answer the questions below, and share them with your health care professional. The first question asks how anxious or fearful you feel in the situation. In a second phase, adolescents scoring one standard deviation. Spielberger state trait anxiety inventory stai spielberger 1983 is a selfreported instrument. Clarke, 1988, 1998 and the social interaction anxiety scale sias. The spai assesses specific somatic symptoms, cognitions, and behaviors across a wide range of potentially fearproducing situations to measure social anxiety and fear. Measurement invariance of the social phobia and anxiety. One of the best ways for teens, kids, and adults alike to work through anxiety is to use a workbook.
Download, fill in and print beck anxiety inventory checklist pdf online here for free. It was designed to assess levels of state anxiety and traint anxiety, through 40 items scored by a likertscale. It consists of 10 questions that a person endorses on a 5point likert scale. Y n an intense and persistent fear of a social situation in which other people might judge you. Researchers are also looking for new treatments that will help relieve symptoms. The statetrait anxiety inventory stai is a psychological inventory based on a 4point likert scale and consists of 40 questions on a selfreport basis. Take this short questionnaire to see if you have social anxiety disorder. Cadat is a leader in both research and clinical treatment of anxiety disorders in the uk. The liebowitz social anxiety scale lsas is a short questionnaire developed in 1987 by michael liebowitz, a psychiatrist and researcher at columbia university and the new york state psychiatric institute. Each of the 40 items has a range of four possible responses to each. Based on the same theory as the statetrait anxiety inventory for adults stai, the staich distinguishes between a general proneness to anxious behaviour rooted in the personality and anxiety as a fleeting emotional state. Social anxiety disorder in children and adolescents. The statetrait anxiety inventory for children staich is used to measure anxiety in children. Health anxiety inventory hai the 18 item short form hai is the disorder specific scale recommended by the iapt initiative.
Scoring instructions for the saq and its dimensions. Our attention is very selffocussed on what we must. Pdf the psychometric adequacy of the social interaction anxiety scale sias. Social phobia inventory spin circle the number that best describes how much the following problems have bothered you during the past week. Anxiety disorders people with anxiety disorders feel extremely fearful and unsure. Psychometric properties of the social phobia and anxiety inventory for children spai c were determined using a sample of 254 children. Further, a threefactor solution represented the three areas of sad commonly found in adult studies, i. Individuals higher in social anxiety avert their gazes, show fewer facial expressions, and show difficulty with initiating and maintaining conversation. The average total score reduces the overall score to a 5point scale. The statetrait anxiety inventory for adults stai is a 40 item assessment that measures anxiety in adults. Some disorders associated with the social anxiety spectrum include anxiety disorders, mood disorders, autism spectrum disorders, eating disorders, and substance use disorders. The kutcher generalized social anxiety scale for adolescents is a clinicianrated scale designed to assess the severity of social phobia in adolescents. Pdf social anxiety is a common psychological disorder that often emerges during adolescence and is associated with significant impairment. About 18% of american adults have anxiety disorders.
Social phobia and anxiety inventory for children spai c an empirically derived selfreport inventory. Rate the patients by finding the answer which best describes the extent. The social phobia inventory spin is a test for measuring the presence and severity of fear, avoidance, and physiological symptoms of anxiety associated with social anxiety in the adult population. The stress response is primarily determined by our perception of an event, transition, or problem. Social anxiety disorder home anxiety and depression. Indicate how much you have been bothered by that symptom during the past month, including today, by circling the number in the. Reliability and validity in an adolescent spanish population j. Each item is scored on a fivepoint ordinal scale from 1 strongly disagree to 5 strongly agree. Adolescent anxiety disorders, clinical tools, mental health professionals. Fear of embarrassment causes me to avoid doing things or speaking to people 7. It clearly differentiates between the temporary condition of sta. Its a brief screening inventory, which takes 2 minutes on average to complete.
The social phobia inventory abbreviated as spin is a 17item questionnaire developed by the psychiatry and behavioral sciences department at duke university. Liebowitz social anxiety scale national social anxiety. Pdf social anxiety scale for adolescents researchgate. The social anxiety questionnaire for adults ncbi nih. Severity measure for social anxiety disorder social phobia adult. Turner kasey hamlin medical university of south carolina tracy l.
Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 56, 893897. Introduction social skills are in general considered to be essential for the processes of social adjustment. Although the social phobia and anxiety inventory assesses a. Page 1 of 3 health anxiety inventory hai 18 identifier date each question consists of a group of four statements. The most secure digital platform to get legally binding, electronically signed documents in just a few seconds. Journal of psychopathology and behavioral assessment, vol. Social anxiety disorder also called social phobia is a mental health condition. The week version is, of course, more sensitive to treatment changes and is used as a treatment outcome measure. A second measure, the social anxiety scale for adolescents sas. Physical symptoms may include blushing, sweating, trembling, nausea, rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath, dizziness, and headaches. The social phobia and anxiety inventory spai is a commonly used selfreport measure of social phobia that has demonstrated adequate reliability, convergent validity, discriminant validity, and criterionrelated validity. Beck anxiety inventory below is a list of common symptoms of anxiety. Heres how to tell the difference between everyday nervousness and one of the most common mental disorders.
Learning about anxiety this is a very important first step since it helps you to understand what is happening when you are feeling uncomfortable in social situations. The short version is the version most commonly used for clinical purposes with the long version being for specific research purposes with subscales being available. Outcome measure state trait anxiety inventory trait scale stait sensitivity to change yes population adult domain psychological status type of measure selfreport scale icfcodes b1 description the stai the statetrait anxiety inventory stai is a commonly used measure of trait and state anxiety. Severity measure for social anxiety disorder american psychiatric. This measure assesses the way that social phobia plays a role in your life across a variety of situations. Social phobia and anxiety inventory for children spaic. Read each statement and then tick the appropriate column to the right of the statement to indicate how you feel right now at the moment. Of available selfrated social phobia scales, none assesses the spectrum of fear, avoidance, and physiological symptoms, all of which are clinically important. Fill out, securely sign, print or email your state trait anxiety inventory form instantly with signnow. An important first step is recognizing the degree to which we are. Base your answers on your experience in the past week and, if you have completed the scale previously, be as consistent as possible in your perception of the situation described. Validation of the spanish version of the liebowitz social anxiety scale, social anxiety and distress scale, and sheehan disability inventory for the evaluation of social phobia. The social phobia and anxiety inventory and the social anxiety. Their fears and worries make it hard for them to do everyday tasks.
Social phobia and anxiety inventory pdf the spai assesses specific somatic symptoms, cognitions, and behaviors across a wide range of potentially fearproducing situations to measure social anxiety. This scale is called the competitive state anxiety inventory 2 csai2, a sportspecific state anxiety scale developed by martens, vealey, and burton 1990. Selfconfidence tends to be the opposite of cognitive. Screening and crosscultural validation in spanish adolescents. Jonathan davidson of duke university medical center, based on the longer 17item social phobia inventory spin. One recently developed clinicianrated tool for assessing symptoms of anxiety in youngsters 6.
Its purpose is to assess the range of social interaction and performance situations feared by a patient in order to assist in the diagnosis of social anxiety disorder. Most people feel anxious about something for a short time now and again, but people with anxiety disorders feel this way most of the time. Because of this limitation, we developed the social phobia inventory spin. Psychometric properties of the social phobia inventory. For example, the social phobia and anxiety inventorys spai initial item pool was.
Fill out the following questionnaire with the most suitable answer listed below. Beck anxiety inventory checklist download printable pdf. Kings college london health anxiety questionnaires. The social phobia inventory abbreviated as spin is a 17item questionnaire for screening and measuring severity of social anxiety disorder social phobia sp. Hai each question is this section consists of a group of four statements. Bobes j, badia x, luque a, garcia m, gonzalez mp, dalre r. If you have been feeling this way for at least six months and these feelings make it hard for you to do everyday taskssuch as talking to people at work or schoolyou may have a social anxiety disorder.
For each item, please circle the number to indicate the degree to which you feel the statement. Social phobia inventory spin the social phobia inventory spin is a free social anxiety test. Social anxiety disorder is often confused with shyness. Kutcher generalized social anxiety scale for adolescents. The results indicated that the instrument is a valid and reliable measure. A number of statements that players have used to describe their feelings before competition are given below.
Liebowitz social anxiety scale national social anxiety center. If you are concerned that you may have social anxiety disorder, use this free social anxiety test to. Spai results are particularly useful when distinguishing between panic disorder, agoraphobia, and social phobia. This test is used by professionals to screen and measure the severity of social anxiety disorder.
Morris west virginia university psychometric properties of the social phobia and anxiety inventory for children spaic were determined using a sample of 254 children. Finding a balance in our lives and managing our stress can be a challenge. All the worries and physical feelings you are experiencing have a name. Spin scoring the social phobia inventory spin is a widely used, freely available. However, neither its total score nor any of its component summary scores are specific to symptoms of social phobia.
On the second sheet of this download, i give suggestions on how to score the questionnaire. The third page of the download gives typical scores for a health anxiety group, a more general anxiety group, a control group, and so on. An index of skill in working with the socially challenged, we found a need for a means to determine the measure of a persons social ability. Beck and other colleagues, is a 21question multiplechoice selfreport inventory that is used for measuring the severity of an individuals anxiety. A team of professionals worked on the project and created the social ability questionnaire, which follows. Please read each group of statements carefully and then select the one which best describes your feelings, over the past. The stai measures two types of anxiety state anxiety, or anxiety about an event, and trait anxiety, or anxiety level as a personal characteristic. If you are concerned that you may have social anxiety disorder, use this free social anxiety test to check your likelihood of having the disorder.
State anxiety can be defined as a transient momentary emotional status that results from situational stress. Beck anxiety inventory bai below is a list of common symptoms of anxiety. The liebowitz social anxiety scale lsas is a questionnaire developed by dr. November 30, 1998 the objective of this study is to examine the factor structure and psychometric properties of the spai in a sample of adolescent. The stai, or statetrait anxiety inventory stai is an instrument that quantifies adult anxiety a childrens version is also available. Liebowitz social anxiety scale name date fill out the following questionnaire with the most suitable answer listed below.
The social phobia and anxiety inventory sage journals. They are terrified of being embarrassed or humiliated. Behavior therapy 31,7587,2000 the social phobia and anxiety inventory for children spai c. It is effective in screening for, and measuring the severity of social anxiety disorder. The second question asks how often you avoid the situation. Kutcher generalised social anxiety disorder scale for. Reliability and validity in an adolescent spanish population article pdf available in journal of psychopathology and behavioral assessment 211. The mini social phobia inventory mini spin is a 3item, selfrated scale originally developed to screen for generalized social anxiety disorder sad. External validity was examined by comparing childrens spai. Social anxiety is nervousness in social situations. The social phobia and anxiety inventory demonstrated good concurrent valid. Severity measure for social anxiety disorder social phobiaadult. Social phobia and anxiety inventory buros online shop unl. This study examined the factor structure and psychometric properties of a brief version of.
If you have already been diagnosed with social phobia, use the scale to monitor your condition. This booklet is about one kind of anxiety disorder called social phobia. Read each situation carefully and answer two questions about that situation. Its considered a valid measure of social anxiety disorder, and is used extensively in treatment and research. How to use valid measure of severity of social phobia symptoms patientrated assessment of the three clinically important symptom domains of social phobia sensitive to the reduction in symptoms over time brief, simple and easy to score click here for website for the social phobia inventory spin.
Social interaction anxiety scale sias page 1of 1 instructions. Liebowitz social anxiety scale clinical psychology. Crippa and sonia regina loureiro abstract the objective of this article is to present a critical analysis of the research outlines used in empirical. Pdf the objective of this study is to examine the factor structure and psychometric properties of the spai in a sample of adolescent spaniards. Instructions, scoring information, and interpretation guidelines are provided.
It also gives the abstracts of four research studies illustrating how common and troublesome social anxiety can be. Pdf validation of the social interaction anxiety scale and the. Phobia and anxiety inventory, the social anxiety scale for. The social phobia and anxiety inventory for children spaic. Beck anxiety inventory checklist is often used in medical assessment form. Thelackofacomprehensive theory of social anxiety is reflected in the rather idiosyncratic and descriptive definitions presented in the field. Short form of the social anxiety scale for adolescents among. For each item, please circle the number to indicate the degree to which you feel the statement is characteristic or true for you.
Statetrait anxiety inventory for children staich acer. Treatment is available for people with anxiety disorders. Although social phobia is one of the most common mental disorders in adolescents, there are few reliable and valid assessment instruments for this age group. Workbooks contain useful information, helpful examples, specific exercises, worksheets, and tips to help you work through bouts of anxiety. Stress assessments stress is a necessary part of our lives and can have both beneficial and negative effects. Social anxiety social anxiety is an anxiety disorder where we believe that others will judge us negatively e. Responses are scored on a range from 1 to 5, with higher scores representing greater symptoms of social phobia.
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