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Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS)

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.

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.

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.

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.

Telephoning in public.

Participating in small groups.

Eating in public places.

Drinking with others in public places.

Talking to people in authority.

Acting, performing, or giving a talk in front of an audience.

Going to a party.

Working while being observed.

Writing while being observed.

Calling someone you do not know very well.

Talking with people you do not know very well.

Meeting strangers.

Urinating in a public bathroom.

Entering a room when others are already seated.

Being the center of attention.

Speaking up at a meeting.

Taking a test.

Expressing disagreement or disapproval to people you do not know very well.

Looking at people you do not know very well in the eyes.

Giving a report to a group.

Trying to pick up someone.

Returning goods to a store.

Giving a party.

Resisting a high pressure salesperson.