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. 2023 Oct;18(4):406–419. doi: 10.18502/ijps.v18i4.13628

Table 6.

Three Versions of the Factors Shared Content Anxiety and Self-Evaluation Anxiety

Original Questions
SCA I feel anxious about the fact that others might find my actions awkward.
I am concerned about being ridiculed by others for the content I have shared.
I am concerned about the fact that the content I share will not be liked by others.
I am afraid that my close friends will not approve of my behavior.
I would feel uncomfortable when my friends publicly express their dislike about content I have shared.
I am concerned about disapproval of my behaviors by others.
I am concerned about being judged about my shared content by my friends in the presence of others.
SEA I feel anxious about making a negative impression on people.
I am concerned about people thinking poorly of me.
I feel anxious about not being able to meet people's expectations.
Back-Translated from Swedish into English
NEA I worry about that others might think I do odd things
I am worried about being mocked by others because of the content I have shared.
I am worried about that the content I share will not be liked by others.
I am afraid that my close friends will not accept my behavior.
I would feel uncomfortable if my friends publicly expressed their disapproval about the content I have shared.
I am worried about others disapproving of my behavior.
I am worried about that my friends in the presence of others will judge me by the content I have shared.
I feel worried about making a negative impression on others.
I worry about that people will evaluate me negatively.
I worry about not living up to people’s expectations.
Back Translated from Persian into English
SCA The fact that my behavior is unconventional from the point of view of others makes me anxious.
I'm worried that others will make fun of me for the content I share.
I'm worried what I share will not be liked by others.
I am afraid that my close friends will not approve of my behavior.
I get upset when my friends publicly express their dislike about the content I share.
I am worried that others will not approve of my behavior.
I am worried that my friends will judge the content I have shared in the presence of others.
SEA The fact that others have a bad impression of me makes me anxious.
I'm worried that others will not have a good view of me.
Being unable to live up to other people's expectations makes me anxious.

Notes: SCA = Shared Content Anxiety; SEA = Self-Evaluation Anxiety; NEA = Negative Evaluation Anxiety