Social Anxiety

Symptoms of or a diagnosis of social anxiety disorder, which is characterised by fear in social settings

The following variables relate to Social Anxiety:

Selection Variable Info Assessment type Dataset
LSAS_1 Avoid-Telephoning in public Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_2 Avoid-Participating in small groups Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_3 Avoid-Eating in public places Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_4 Avoid-Drinking with others in public places Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_5 Avoid-Talking to people in authority Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_6 Avoid-Acting, performing or giving a talk in front of an audience Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_7 Avoid-Going to a party Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_8 Avoid-Working while being observed Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_9 Avoid-Calling someone you don't know very well Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_10 Avoid-Talking with people you don't know very well Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_11 Avoid-Meeting strangers Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_12 Avoid-Urinating in a public bathroom Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_13 Avoid-Entering a room when others are already seated Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_14 Avoid-Being the centre of attention Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_15 Avoid-Speaking up at a meeting Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_16 Avoid-Taking a test Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_17 Avoid-Expressing disagreement or disapproval to people you don't know very well Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_18 Avoid-Looking at people you don't know very well in the eyes Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_19 Avoid-Giving a report to a group Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_20 Avoid-Trying to pick someone up Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_21 Avoid-Returning goods to a store Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_22 Avoid-Giving a party Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_23 Avoid-Resisting a high pressure salesperson Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_24 Avoid-Writing while being observed Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_25 Fear or Anxiety-Telephoning in public Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_26 Fear or Anxiety-Participating in small groups Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_27 Fear or Anxiety-Eating in public places Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_28 Fear or Anxiety-Drinking with others in public places Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_29 Fear or Anxiety-Talking to people in authority Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_30 Fear or Anxiety-Acting, performing or giving a talk in front of an audience Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_31 Fear or Anxiety-Going to a party Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_32 Fear or Anxiety-Working while being observed Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_33 Fear or Anxiety-Calling someone you don't know very well Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_34 Fear or Anxiety-Talking with people you don't know very well Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_35 Fear or Anxiety-Meeting strangers Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_36 Fear or Anxiety-Urinating in a public bathroom Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_37 Fear or Anxiety-Entering a room when others are already seated Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_38 Fear or Anxiety-Being the centre of attention Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_39 Fear or Anxiety-Speaking up at a meeting Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_40 Fear or Anxiety-Taking a test Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_41 Fear or Anxiety-Expressing disagreement or disapproval to people you don't know very well Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_42 Fear or Anxiety-Looking at people you don't know very well in the eyes Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_43 Fear or Anxiety-Giving a report to a group Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_44 Fear or Anxiety-Trying to pick someone up Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_45 Fear or Anxiety-Returning goods to a store Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_46 Fear or Anxiety-Giving a party Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_47 Fear or Anxiety-Resisting a high pressure salesperson Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
LSAS_48 Fear or Anxiety-Writing while being observed Baseline Depressive symptoms diary
BFNE_1 I worry about what other people will think of me even when I know it doesn't make any difference. Baseline FEEL Study 1
BFNE_2 I am unconcerned even if i know people are forming an unfavorable impression of me. Baseline FEEL Study 1
BFNE_3 I am frequently afraid of other people noticing my shortcomings. Baseline FEEL Study 1
BFNE_4 I rarely worry about what kind of impression I am making on someone. Baseline FEEL Study 1
BFNE_5 I am afraid that the others will not approve of me. Baseline FEEL Study 1
BFNE_6 I am afraid that people will find fault with me. Baseline FEEL Study 1
BFNE_7 Other people's opinions of me do not bother me. Baseline FEEL Study 1
BFNE_8 When I am talking to someone, I worry about what they may be thinking about me. Baseline FEEL Study 1
BFNE_9 I am usually worried about what kind of impression I make. Baseline FEEL Study 1
BFNE_10 If I know someone is judging me, it has little effect on me. Baseline FEEL Study 1
BFNE_11 Sometimes I think I am too concerned with what other people think of me. Baseline FEEL Study 1
BFNE_12 I often worry that I will say or do the wrong things. Baseline FEEL Study 1
DSM_SOC_1 Anxiety for one or more situations in which social functioning is required or performance situation in which critical judgement of others is possible. Baseline Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_3 Indication wether fear contains speaking in public. Baseline Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_4 Indication wether fear contains eating in public. Baseline Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_5 Indication wether fear contains writing in public. Baseline Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_6 Indication wether having a conversation with a stranger evokes fear. Baseline Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_7 Indication wether taking part in a small group evokes fear. Baseline Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_8 Indication wether going out to a party evokes fear. Baseline Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_9 Indication wether talking to someone with authority evokes fear. Baseline Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_10 General social situations evoke fear. Baseline Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_11 Other; specify! Baseline Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_12 Feared behaviour (embarressing behaviour) contains blushing. Baseline Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_13 Feared behaviour (embarressing behaviour) contains trembling. Baseline Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_14 Feared behaviour containes sweating. Baseline Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_15 Feared behaviour contains blocking. Baseline Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_16 Feared behaviour contains other loss of control. Baseline Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_17 Fear of interaction. Baseline Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_18 Fear of performance. Baseline Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_19 Exposure to the feared situation evokes fear, without exception, possibly leading up to a panic attack. Baseline Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_20 Subject is aware of injustness or extreme severity of fear. Baseline Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_21 Feared situation is avoided or experienced with extreme fear or suffering. Baseline Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_22 The symptoms cause severe impairment in daily functioning. Baseline Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_23 Duration of the episode. Baseline Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_24 The symptoms are not caused by the direct effects of drugs, medication or a physiological condition. Baseline Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_25 The symptoms are not better explained by any other psychiatric disorder. Baseline Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_26 In case there is a somatic disorder present, fear for the consequences of this disorder is clearly more severe than expected for this condition. Baseline Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_27 Experience of symptoms during the last month. Baseline Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_28 1 light, 2 moderate, 3 severe (see other criteria about severity) Baseline Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_29 4 partly in remission, 5 fully in remission, 6 history (see other criteria about remission) Baseline Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_30 Number of months one is in remission. Baseline Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_31 Age of onset. Baseline Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_1 Anxiety for one or more situations in which social functioning is required or performance situation in which critical judgement of others is possible. Follow_up Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_3 Indication wether fear contains speaking in public. Follow_up Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_4 Indication wether fear contains eating in public. Follow_up Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_5 Indication wether fear contains writing in public. Follow_up Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_6 Indication wether having a conversation with a stranger evokes fear. Follow_up Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_7 Indication wether taking part in a small group evokes fear. Follow_up Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_8 Indication wether going out to a party evokes fear. Follow_up Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_9 Indication wether talking to someone with authority evokes fear. Follow_up Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_10 General social situations evoke fear. Follow_up Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_11 Other; specify! Follow_up Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_12 Feared behaviour (embarressing behaviour) contains blushing. Follow_up Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_13 Feared behaviour (embarressing behaviour) contains trembling. Follow_up Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_14 Feared behaviour containes sweating. Follow_up Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_15 Feared behaviour contains blocking. Follow_up Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_16 Feared behaviour contains other loss of control. Follow_up Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_17 Fear of interaction. Follow_up Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_18 Fear of performance. Follow_up Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_19 Exposure to the feared situation evokes fear, without exception, possibly leading up to a panic attack. Follow_up Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_20 Subject is aware of injustness or extreme severity of fear. Follow_up Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_21 Feared situation is avoided or experienced with extreme fear or suffering. Follow_up Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_22 The symptoms cause severe impairment in daily functioning. Follow_up Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_23 Duration of the episode. Follow_up Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_24 The symptoms are not caused by the direct effects of drugs, medication or a physiological condition. Follow_up Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_25 The symptoms are not better explained by any other psychiatric disorder. Follow_up Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_26 In case there is a somatic disorder present, fear for the consequences of this disorder is clearly more severe than expected for this condition. Follow_up Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_27 Experience of symptoms during the last month. Follow_up Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_28 1 light, 2 moderate, 3 severe (see other criteria about severity) Follow_up Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_29 4 partly in remission, 5 fully in remission, 6 history (see other criteria about remission) Follow_up Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_30 Number of months one is in remission. Follow_up Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_31 Age of onset. Follow_up Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_1 Anxiety for one or more situations in which social functioning is required or performance situation in which critical judgement of others is possible. Follow_up2 Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_3 Indication wether fear contains speaking in public. Follow_up2 Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_4 Indication wether fear contains eating in public. Follow_up2 Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_5 Indication wether fear contains writing in public. Follow_up2 Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_6 Indication wether having a conversation with a stranger evokes fear. Follow_up2 Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_7 Indication wether taking part in a small group evokes fear. Follow_up2 Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_8 Indication wether going out to a party evokes fear. Follow_up2 Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_9 Indication wether talking to someone with authority evokes fear. Follow_up2 Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_10 General social situations evoke fear. Follow_up2 Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_11 Other; specify! Follow_up2 Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_12 Feared behaviour (embarressing behaviour) contains blushing. Follow_up2 Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_13 Feared behaviour (embarressing behaviour) contains trembling. Follow_up2 Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_14 Feared behaviour containes sweating. Follow_up2 Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_15 Feared behaviour contains blocking. Follow_up2 Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_16 Feared behaviour contains other loss of control. Follow_up2 Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_17 Fear of interaction. Follow_up2 Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_18 Fear of performance. Follow_up2 Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_19 Exposure to the feared situation evokes fear, without exception, possibly leading up to a panic attack. Follow_up2 Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_20 Subject is aware of injustness or extreme severity of fear. Follow_up2 Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_21 Feared situation is avoided or experienced with extreme fear or suffering. Follow_up2 Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_22 The symptoms cause severe impairment in daily functioning. Follow_up2 Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_23 Duration of the episode. Follow_up2 Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_24 The symptoms are not caused by the direct effects of drugs, medication or a physiological condition. Follow_up2 Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_25 The symptoms are not better explained by any other psychiatric disorder. Follow_up2 Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_26 In case there is a somatic disorder present, fear for the consequences of this disorder is clearly more severe than expected for this condition. Follow_up2 Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_27 Experience of symptoms during the last month. Follow_up2 Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_28 1 light, 2 moderate, 3 severe (see other criteria about severity) Follow_up2 Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
DSM_SOC_31 Age of onset. Follow_up2 Leuven 3-wave longitudinal study
SPS_1 I become anxious if I have to write in front of other people. Baseline Trier social stress study
SPS_2 I become self-conscious when using public toilets. Baseline Trier social stress study
SPS_3 I can suddenly become aware of my own voice and of others listening to me. Baseline Trier social stress study
SPS_4 I get nervous that people are staring at me as I walk down the street. Baseline Trier social stress study
SPS_5 I fear I may blush when I am with others. Baseline Trier social stress study
SPS_6 I feel self-conscious if I have to enter a room where others are already seated. Baseline Trier social stress study
SPS_7 I worry about shaking or trembling when I’m watched by other people. Baseline Trier social stress study
SPS_8 I would get tense if I had to sit facing other people on a bus or a train. Baseline Trier social stress study
SPS_9 I get panicky that others might see me to be faint, sick or ill. Baseline Trier social stress study
SPS_10 I would find it difficult to drink something if in a group of people. Baseline Trier social stress study
SPS_11 It would make me feel self-conscious to eat in front of a stranger at a restaurant. Baseline Trier social stress study
SPS_12 I am worried people will think my behaviour is odd. Baseline Trier social stress study
SPS_13 I would get tense if I had to carry a tray across a crowded cafeteria. Baseline Trier social stress study
SPS_14 I worry I will lose control of myself in front of other people. Baseline Trier social stress study
SPS_15 I worry I might do something to attract the attention of others. Baseline Trier social stress study
SPS_16 When I am in an elevator I am tense if people look at me. Baseline Trier social stress study
SPS_17 I can feel conspicuous standing in a queue. Baseline Trier social stress study
SPS_18 I get tense when I speak in front of other people. Baseline Trier social stress study
SPS_19 I worry my head will shake or nod in front of others. Baseline Trier social stress study
SPS_20 I feel awkward and tense if I know people are watching me. Baseline Trier social stress study
SIAS_1 I get nervous if I have to speak with someone in authority (teacher, boss) Baseline ACU emotions in daily life
SIAS_2 I have difficulty making eye-contact with others. Baseline ACU emotions in daily life
SIAS_3 I become tense if I have to talk about myself or my feelings. Baseline ACU emotions in daily life
SIAS_4 I find it difficult mixing comfortably with the people I work with. Baseline ACU emotions in daily life
SIAS_5 I find it easy to make friends of my own age Baseline ACU emotions in daily life
SIAS_6 I tense-up if I meet an acquaintance in the street. Baseline ACU emotions in daily life
SIAS_7 When mixing socially, I am uncomfortable Baseline ACU emotions in daily life
SIAS_8 I feel tense if I am alone with just one person Baseline ACU emotions in daily life
SIAS_9 I am at ease meeting people at parties, etc Baseline ACU emotions in daily life
SIAS_10 I have difficulty talking with other people. Baseline ACU emotions in daily life
SIAS_11 I find it easy to think of things to talk about. Baseline ACU emotions in daily life
SIAS_12 I worry about expressing myself in case I appear awkward. Baseline ACU emotions in daily life
SIAS_13 I find it difficult to disagree with another’s point of view Baseline ACU emotions in daily life
SIAS_14 I have difficulty talking to attractive persons of the opposite sex Baseline ACU emotions in daily life
SIAS_15 I find myself worrying that I won’t know what to say in social situations Baseline ACU emotions in daily life
SIAS_16 I am nervous mixing with people I don’t know well Baseline ACU emotions in daily life
SIAS_17 I feel I’ll say something embarrassing when talking Baseline ACU emotions in daily life
SIAS_18 When mixing in a group, I find myself worrying I will be ignored. Baseline ACU emotions in daily life
SIAS_19 I am tense mixing in a group Baseline ACU emotions in daily life
SIAS_20 I am unsure whether to greet someone I know only slightly Baseline ACU emotions in daily life
BFNE_1 I worry about what other people will think of me even when I know it doesn't make any difference. Baseline ACU emotions in daily life
BFNE_2 I am unconcerned even if i know people are forming an unfavorable impression of me. Baseline ACU emotions in daily life
BFNE_3 I am frequently afraid of other people noticing my shortcomings. Baseline ACU emotions in daily life
BFNE_4 I rarely worry about what kind of impression I am making on someone. Baseline ACU emotions in daily life
BFNE_5 I am afraid that the others will not approve of me. Baseline ACU emotions in daily life
BFNE_6 I am afraid that people will find fault with me. Baseline ACU emotions in daily life
BFNE_7 Other people's opinions of me do not bother me. Baseline ACU emotions in daily life
BFNE_8 When I am talking to someone, I worry about what they may be thinking about me. Baseline ACU emotions in daily life
BFNE_9 I am usually worried about what kind of impression I make. Baseline ACU emotions in daily life
BFNE_10 If I know someone is judging me, it has little effect on me. Baseline ACU emotions in daily life
BFNE_11 Sometimes I think I am too concerned with what other people think of me. Baseline ACU emotions in daily life
BFNE_12 I often worry that I will say or do the wrong things. Baseline ACU emotions in daily life
BFNE_1 I worry about what other people will think of me even when I know it doesn’t make any difference. Baseline Trier social stress study
BFNE_2 I am unconcerned even if I know people are forming an unfavourable impression of me. Baseline Trier social stress study
BFNE_3 I am frequently afraid of other people noticing my shortcomings. Baseline Trier social stress study
BFNE_4 I rarely worry about what kind of impression I am making on someone. Baseline Trier social stress study
BFNE_5 I am afraid that others will not approve of me. Baseline Trier social stress study
BFNE_6 I am afraid that people will find fault with me. Baseline Trier social stress study
BFNE_7 Other people’s opinions of me do not bother me. Baseline Trier social stress study
BFNE_8 When I am talking to someone, I worry about what they may be thinking about me. Baseline Trier social stress study
BFNE_9 I am usually worried about what kind of impression I make. Baseline Trier social stress study
BFNE_10 If I know someone is judging me, it has little effect on me. Baseline Trier social stress study
BFNE_11 Sometimes I think I am too concerned with what other people think of me. Baseline Trier social stress study
BFNE_12 I often worry that I will say or do the wrong things. Baseline Trier social stress study