Social Phobia Scale (SPS)
Description
The SPS was designed to assess fears of being scrutinised during routine activities (eating, drinking, writing, etc.).The SPS was designed to assess fears of being scrutinised during routine activities (eating, drinking, writing, etc.).
Test Features
Administration details
Administration type: Self-report
Structured interview?
N/A
Timeframe:Current.
Approx time: 05-15 minutesAccessing the assessment and manual information
Access information:
- Mattick, R. P., & Clarke, J. C. (1998). Development and validation of measures of social phobia scrutiny fear and social interaction anxiety. Behaviour research and therapy, 36(4), 455-470. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0005-7967(97)10031-6
License details
Free to Use?
Yes
Reliability and Validity
Note: Listed publications are for the English version of the assessment only
- Osman, A., Gutierrez, P. M., Barrios, F. X., Kopper, B. A., & Chiros, C. E. (1998). The social phobia and social interaction anxiety scales: Evaluation of psychometric properties. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 20(3), 249-264. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023067302227
- Peters, L. (2000). Discriminant validity of the social phobia and anxiety inventory (SPAI), the social phobia scale (SPS) and the social interaction anxiety scale (SIAS). Behaviour Research and Therapy, 38(9), 943-950. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0005-7967(99)00131-X
Further information:
Scale to be used in conjunction with the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (Mattick, & Clarke, 1998)