Mean values of Social Phobia Scale (SPS). Statements of SPS—1: I become anxious if I have to write in front of other people; 2: I become self‐conscious when using public toilets; 3: I can suddenly become aware of my own voice of others listening to me; 4: I get nervous that people are staring at me as I walk down the street; 5: I fear I may blush when I am with others; 6: I feel self‐conscious if I have to enter a room where others are already seated; 7: I worry about shaking or trembling when I'm watched by other people; 8: I would get tense if I had to sit facing other people on a bus or a train; 9: I get panickly that others might see me faint or be sick or ill; 10: I would find it difficult to drink something if in a group of people; 11: It would make me feel self‐conscious to eat in front of a stranger at a restaurant; 12: I am worried people will think my behavior odd; 13: I would get tense if I had to carry a tray across a crowded cafeteria; 14: I worry I'll lose control of myself in front of other people; 15: I worry I might do something to attract the attention of other people; 16: When in an elevator, I am tense if people look at me; 17: I can feel conscious standing in a line; 18: I can get tense when I speak in front of other people; 19: I worry my head will shake or nod in front of others; 20: I feel awkward and tense if I know people are watching me.
The comparison of social phobia symptomes (statements) in ET, PD, and control groups. Mean values were calculated from patient's answers, where: 0 = not at all characteristic or true of me, 1 = slightly characteristic or true of me, 2 = moderately characteristic or true of me, 3 = very characteristic or true of me, 4 = extremely characteristic or true of me