Introduction
The Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN) is a 17-item self-report instrument developed for research and clinical screening of fear, avoidance, and physical discomfort related to social anxiety.
The cited publication helps readers understand the instrument's development and psychometric background. The questions, local scoring, and result interpretation remain available without calculation changes; an online result is not a diagnosis or a validated language edition.
Use the result as educational context and consider qualified professional support when social fear or avoidance causes distress or interferes with daily life.
Instructions
Please read each statement and click in the column that indicates how much the statement applied to you over the past week.
Scoring and result metrics
The result page reports a local screening score for this questionnaire. Use the score range, any subscale scores, and the interpretation band together rather than treating one number as a diagnosis.
- Score range
- 0-68
- Items scored
- 17
- Result indicators
- Total score / Interpretation band when available
Score interpretation bands
- 0-20Lower range
Scores of 20 and below are generally not indicative of social anxiety.
- 21-30Mild social anxiety
Scores in the 21-30 range are indicative of mild social anxiety.
- 31-40Moderate social anxiety
Scores in the 31-40 range are indicative of moderate social anxiety.
- 41-50Severe social anxiety
Scores in the 41-50 range are indicative of severe social anxiety.
- 51-68Very severe social anxiety
Scores of 51 and above are indicative of very severe social anxiety.
Interpretation bands summarize screening thresholds from the questionnaire source material. Higher scores usually indicate more of the measured concern unless the tool notes a different scoring rule.
Tool information
- Version
- SPIN, 17-item self-report
- Administration
- Self-report; interactive scoring is available and non-diagnostic
- Intended audience
- Adults and older adolescents reviewing social fear, avoidance, and physical discomfort in social situations
Sources
- Copyright ©, Jonathan Davidson. 1995, 2008, 2015. All rights reserved. Permission to use the SPIN must be obtained from the copyright holder at [email protected]. The SPIN may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic or mechanical, or by any information storage or retrieval system without permission in writing from the copyright holder.
- KM Connor, et al. Psychometric Properties of the Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN): New Self-Rating Scale. British Journ Psych. 2000.
- Klaus Ranta, et al. Age and Gender Differences in Social Anxiety Symptoms During Adolescence: The Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN) as a Measure. 153(3): Psych Research 261-270. December 2007.
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