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Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale: Children & Adolescents (LSAS-CA)

The Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale for Children & Adolescents (LSAS-CA) is a questionnaire developed by Dr. Michael R. Liebowitz, a psychiatrist and researcher.

This measure assesses the way that social anxiety plays a role in your life across a variety of situations. Read each situation carefully and answer two questions about that situation. The first question asks how anxious or fearful you feel in the situation. The second question asks how often you avoid the situation.

If you come across a situation that you ordinarily do not experience, imagine “what if you were faced with that situation,” and then, rate the degree to which you would fear this hypothetical situation and how often you would tend to avoid it.

Please base your ratings on the way that the situations have affected you in the last week.

How much fear or anxiety do you feel talking to classmates or others on a telephone?

How often do you avoid talking to classmates or others on a telephone?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel participating in work groups in the classroom?

How often do you avoid participating in work groups in the classroom?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel eating in front of others (e.g. school, cafeteria, restaurants)?

How often do you avoid eating in front of others (e.g. school, cafeteria, restaurants)?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel asking an adult you don't know well, like a store clerk, principal or policeman for help (e.g. for directions or to explain something that you don't understand)?

How often do you avoid asking an adult you don't know well, like a store clerk, principal or policeman for help (e.g. for directions or to explain something that you don't understand)?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel giving a verbal report or presentation in class (e.g. show and tell for younger children)?

How often do you avoid giving a verbal report or presentation in class (e.g. show and tell for younger children)?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel going to parties, dances or school activities?

How often do you avoid going to parties, dances or school activities?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel writing on the chalkboard or in front of others?

How often do you avoid writing on the chalkboard or in front of others?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel talking with other kids you don't know well?

How often do you avoid talking with other kids you don't know well?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel starting a conversation with people you don't know well?

How often do you avoid starting a conversation with people you don't know well?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel using school or public bathrooms?

How often do you avoid using school or public bathrooms?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel going into a classroom or another place (e.g. church, cafeteria, food court) when others are already seated?

How often do you avoid going into a classroom or another place (e.g. church, cafeteria, food court) when others are already seated?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel having people pay close attention to you, or being the center of attention (e.g. your own birthday party)?

How often do you avoid having people pay close attention to you, or being the center of attention (e.g. your own birthday party)?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel asking questions in class?

How often do you avoid asking questions in class?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel answering questions in class?

How often do you avoid answering questions in class?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel reading out loud in class?

How often do you avoid reading out loud in class?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel taking a test?

How often do you avoid taking a test?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel saying 'no' to others when they ask you to do something that you don't want to do (like borrow something or look at your homework)?

How often do you avoid saying 'no' to others when they ask you to do something that you don't want to do (like borrow something or look at your homework)?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel telling others that you disagree or that you are angry with them?

How often do you avoid telling others that you disagree or that you are angry with them?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel looking at people you don't know well in the eyes?

How often do you avoid looking at people you don't know well in the eyes?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel returning something in a store?

How often do you avoid returning something in a store?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel playing a sport or performing in front of other people (e.g. gym class, dance school recital, musical concert)?

How often do you avoid playing a sport or performing in front of other people (e.g. gym class, dance school recital, musical concert)?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel joining a club or organization?

How often do you avoid joining a club or organization?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel meeting new people or strangers?

How often do you avoid meeting new people or strangers?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel asking a teacher permission to leave the classroom (e.g. to go to the bathroom or the nurse)?

How often do you avoid asking a teacher permission to leave the classroom (e.g. to go to the bathroom or the nurse)?

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