Background
The Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS) is a psychological assessment used to measure social anxiety symptoms in everyday social and performance situations.
The assessment evaluates both fear and avoidance behaviors across situations such as public speaking, meeting strangers, participating in groups, being observed, or interacting socially.
The LSAS was developed by Michael Liebowitz and is widely used in clinical psychology and anxiety research to assess the severity of social anxiety symptoms.
The questionnaire recognizes that social anxiety may involve emotional discomfort as well as avoidance of social situations.
Higher scores may suggest stronger social fears, avoidance behaviors, nervousness in social situations, or difficulty feeling comfortable during interpersonal interactions.
Procedure
You will be presented with common social and performance situations.
For each situation, rate:
- how much fear or anxiety you experience
- how often you avoid the situation
Please answer honestly according to your usual experiences and behavior.
Participation
This assessment is intended for adults and older adolescents who are able to understand and answer questions about social experiences and emotional reactions.
Participation is voluntary. Responses are anonymous and intended for educational, self-awareness, and research-related purposes only.
Higher scores may reflect increased social discomfort, nervousness, fear of evaluation, or avoidance in social situations.
Scoring & Interpretation
Each item contains two separate ratings:
- Fear / Anxiety
- Avoidance
Both ratings are combined to calculate total social anxiety severity.
Higher scores suggest stronger social anxiety symptoms and greater avoidance of social situations.
Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS) Questionnaire
Below is the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS), a digitally adapted 24- items self-assessment questionnaire. This assessment does not provide a clinical diagnosis, medical determination, or substitute for professional psychological evaluation.
Psychometric Norms
Current normative data for theCurrent normative data for the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS) are derived from 19 anonymous participant responses collected through TraitProfiler between 2026 and 2026. All response data are collected anonymously and are intended exclusively for educational, psychometric, and non-commercial research purposes.
Sources
- Liebowitz M. R. "Liebowitz Social Phobia Scale 22" Modern Problems of Pharmacopsychiatry (1987).