Social Phobia Inventory
SPIN is a 17-item self-report of social-anxiety symptoms. This page is for clinics. It is not a diagnosis and not a public test.
Overview
What is the SPIN?
The Social Phobia Inventory asks about fear, avoidance, and physiological symptoms in social situations. It is a brief self-report used for screening or monitoring.
Development and clinical use
Connor and colleagues published SPIN as a short self-report. Mini-SPIN is a still shorter derivative and must not be scored as the full SPIN.
- Items
- 17 self-report
- Shorter relative
- Mini-SPIN
- Not LSAS
- Different instrument
- Typical use
- Screening or monitoring
- Clinical role
- Screening support
- Diagnosis
- Not established by score
Administration
A focused client experience
Adults rate 17 items. Results support clinician review. They do not replace a social-anxiety interview.
- One question at a time with visible progress
- Large keyboard-operable response choices
- Previous, next, and answer-review steps
- Clear confirmation that results go to the clinic
The illustration does not reproduce SPIN items.
Report showcase
Designed to make evidence easy to review
The downloadable synthetic example illustrates report layout using invented response patterns, without patient data or instrument questions.
- Named instrument, version, and provenance
- Item-level response pattern without source wording
- Methodology, references, and clinical boundary
- Responsible clinician review rather than automated conclusions
Clinician review required
Methodology
Understand the measure and its scoring conventions
Published totals and suggested cutoffs exist. This page does not independently verify a cutoff.
References
- SPIN paperConnor KM et al. Psychometric properties of the Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN). Br J Psychiatry. 2000;176:379-386.
Questions
What clinics ask before they evaluate the SPIN
These answers stay inside educational catalogue scope. They do not replace official manuals or clinician judgement.
Does SPIN diagnose social anxiety?
No. It is a self-report screen or monitoring aid.
Is Mini-SPIN the same?
No. It is a shorter derivative with a different scoring job.
Can I complete SPIN here?
No. This page is educational.
SPIN or LSAS?
They are different instruments. The clinician chooses; this page does not prescribe one.