Social Avoidance and Distress Scale (SADS)

The Social Avoidance and Distress Scale (SADS) is a widely used self-report instrument designed to measure evaluative social anxiety. Developed by Watson and Friend in 1969, it assesses two basic aspects of social anxiety:

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