Table 3.

Mean (SD) scores of the items of Social Phobia Inventory Tool (SPIN)

	Item	School		Total Mean±SD
		Government Mean±SD	Private Mean±SD
1	Afraid of people in authority	1.01±1.12	1.07±1.09	1.04±1.10
2	Bothered by blushing in front of people	0.96±1.00	1.03±1.05	0.99±1.02
3	Scared of parties and social event	0.48±0.82	0.44±0.83	0.46±0.82
4	Avoid talking to strangers	1.09±1.06	1.80±1.47	1.45±1.32
5	Scared by criticism	1.34±1.18	1.26±1.24	1.30±1.21
6	Fear of embarrassment	1.21±1.24	1.39±1.34	1.30±1.30
7	Distress by sweating in front of people	0.72±0.98	0.88±1.14	0.80±1.06
8	Avoid going to parties	0.67±1.04	0.82±1.19	0.75±1.12
9	Avoid activities in which they are Centre of attraction	0.93±1.02	1.05±1.25	0.99±1.14
10	Scared by talking to strangers	1.17±1.14	1.18±1.22	1.18±1.18
11	Avoid giving speeches	1.23±0.96	1.54±1.41	1.38±1.21
12	Avoid being criticized	1.20±1.26	1.45±1.35	1.32±1.31
13	Bothered by heart palpitations when surrounded by people	0.73±1.00	1.03±1.15	0.88±1.09
14	Afraid of doing things when people might watch	0.75±1.04	1.24±1.20	1.00±1.15
15	Being embarrassed or looking stupid is among worst fears	1.18±1.32	1.50±1.43	1.34±1.39
16	Avoid speaking to anyone in authority	0.90±1.08	1.09±1.20	1.00±1.15
17	Distress due to trembling or shaking in front of others	0.99±1.16	1.04±1.22	1.01±1.19