Social Avoidance and Distress Scale (SADS)

The Social Avoidance and Distress Scale (SADS) is a 28 item true/false scale that measures measures aspects of social anxiety including distress, discomfort, fear and avoidance.

Social avoidance is defined as the desire to escape or actually avoiding being with, talking to, or interacting with others for any reason.

Developer

Watson, D., & Friend, R. (1969). Measurement of social-evaluative anxiety. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology; Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 33(4), 448.

Reference

Geist and Hamrick, (1983) Journal of Clinical Psychology, September. 1983, Vol. 39, No. 5