Cited by 3,467Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychological Testing and AssessmentPsychometric Methodologies and Testing

The DOI matches its Crossref record; 2 of the 2 references it cites were found in a registry or an index.

Measurement of social-evaluative anxiety.

Watson, David, Friend, Ronald·1969·Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

DOI 10.1037/h0027806

Open this paper in CoChat — free account

Integrity signals

Registry

Crossref · 10.1037/h0027806

Cites

0 citation errors · 0 not checkable

Statistics

Recomputing p-values needs the paper’s full text.

Claims the paper makes

We couldn’t retrieve this paper’s full text, so its claims and self-check weren’t run. The registry and citation checks still apply.

Generalized expectancies for internal versus external control of reinforcement.
Rotter, J. B. (1966) · Psychological Monographs: General and Applied · doi:10.1037/h0092976 · Cited by 21,937
A personality scale of manifest anxiety
Taylor, J. A. (1953) · The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology · doi:10.1037/h0056264 · Cited by 3,131

Show all 0 references

Sorted by citations

Items 1,001–1,100 of 1,116

Fewer Reviews but Better Content: When an Online Review Platform Disables Downvotes
Yu, Y., Yin, D.-Z., & Khern-am-nuai, W. (2026) · Journal of Management Information Systems · doi:10.1080/07421222.2026.2647471
“According to the Fear of Negative Evaluation (FNE) model, FNE or fear of failure refers to one’s apprehension or distress over the possibility of others’ negative evaluations [53].”
How fear of negative evaluation influences socially desirable responding: the mediating role of self-confidence and moderating effect of perceived stress
Polácek, M., Ng, C. T. S., Chen, H. C., Chen, I., & Yang, C.-W. (2026) · Corporate Communications An International Journal · doi:10.1108/ccij-04-2025-0086
Identity development in the face of childhood trauma: exploring positive self-image and social connectedness as moderators among university students
Anozie, E., Enwerem, V. O., Oti, P., & Igwe, E. J. (2026) · Current Psychology · doi:10.1007/s12144-026-09361-6
Role of mothers’ fear of negative evaluation and perceived parenting competence on early child development: a longitudinal examination from ante- to postnatal period
Sasagawa, S., Yokoyama, C., Irino, H., Okatsu, A., Mitamura, Y., Kubota, C., Kanie, A., Aoyama, S., Makino, M., Nakajima, A., et al. (2026) · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · doi:10.1186/s12884-026-08989-3
“Fear of negative evaluation (FNE), the persistent concern about being judged unfavorably by others [49], has also played an important role in parenting.”
Unpacking the Effects of Supervisor Undermining on Employees' Passive Aggressive Behaviors: A Moderated Mediation Model of Rejection Sensitivity and Fear of Negative Evaluation
Raja, U., Naseer, S., & Syed, F. (2026) · Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences-revue Canadienne Des Sciences De L Administration · doi:10.1002/cjas.70055
Cognitive bias profiles associated with anxiety, depression, and social anxiety in medical students from a transdiagnostic perspective
Yang, J., Zhang, G., Dai, B., & Li, M. (2026) · Current Psychology · doi:10.1007/s12144-025-08650-w
“The Social Avoidance and Distress Scale (SADS) is extensively employed to measure discomfort in social interactions among college students (Watson & Friend, 1969).”
The sources of suicidal ambivalence: favorable and risk factors for suicidal ideation among higher vocational college freshmen–a large sample survey
Lu, X., Yeo, K. J., & Wu, O. (2026) · BMC Psychiatry · doi:10.1186/s12888-026-07963-9
“Social avoidance refers to the behavior of individuals of actively avoiding various social occasions [68].”
Trust, Fear, and the Dual Domains of Safety Culture in Aviation Maintenance: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach
Lee, S.-A., & Truong, D. (2026) · Safety · doi:10.3390/safety12020037
Gender-specific networks in the relationship between fear of evaluation and mental problems among Chinese adolescents.
Chen, D., Zhang, J., Shen, Y.-H., Zhou, X., Ying, J., & Liu, Y. (2026) · Journal of Anxiety Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.janxdis.2026.103145
The mediating role of social avoidance between relative deprivation and smartphone addiction: a random intercept cross-lagged panel model study
Hu, W., Zhu, Z., Dai, Q., & Ye, B.-J. (2026) · BMC Psychology · doi:10.1186/s40359-026-04220-2
“Social avoidance was measured using the 14-item social avoidance subscale of the Social Avoidance and Distress Scale [44].”
A study of the association between fear of negative evaluation, aggressive behavior and mobile phone addiction among Chinese university students: a network analysis
Zeng, R., Zhang, D., Wang, X., & Chang, H. (2026) · Current Psychology · doi:10.1007/s12144-026-09095-5
“It refers to persistent anxiety arising from concerns about being judged or rejected by others (Watson & Friend, 1969).”
Beliefs About Emotions and Positive Emotion Regulation: Do Fears of Social Evaluation Moderate the Relationship?
Taşfiliz, D., & Solmazer, G. (2026) · Psychological Reports · doi:10.1177/00332941261429050
Foreign Language Anxiety in English Speaking Activities
Sugandi, F., Nurhayati, L., & Yulia, Y. (2026) · Journal of Innovation and Research in Primary Education · doi:10.56916/jirpe.v5i1.2890
“…fear of negative evaluation—apprehension about others' judgments of one's language performance—has been identified as a strong source of foreign language anxiety that leads to communication apprehension, test anxiety, and fear of making mistakes while speaking (Aydin, 2008; Watson & Friend, 1969).”
Interactive virtual reality exposure therapy vs metaphor-based VR for social anxiety disorder: Protocol for an active-comparator randomized trial with digital phenotyping
Cho, J., Kim, H., Cho, C.-Y., Kim, G., Ji, H.-G., Jeon, M., Jung, D., Lee, H., Hur, J., & Cho, C. (2026) · Digital Health · doi:10.1177/20552076261471339
Beyond the place: Attachment to a place reduces generalized social avoidance
Zha, Y., Ye, Y., Li, Y., Sun, Y., Wang, Z., Wu, K., Zhou, X. J., & Kou, Y. (2026) · Journal of Social and Personal Relationships · doi:10.1177/02654075251415445
“Social avoidance is a prevalent mental health issue (Simonsen & Bo, 2021) characterized by individuals ’ behaviors or intentions to avoid social interactions (Watson & Friend, 1969).”
Network Analysis of Social Anxiety, Avoidant Behavior, and Spiritual Well‐Being in Breast Cancer Patients: A Pathway to Targeted Psychosocial Interventions
Yang, C., Li, J.-W., Wen, Y., He, P., & Zeng, Q. (2026) · Depression and Anxiety · doi:10.1155/da/9076098
“The SAS_2 was derived from the Social Avoidance and Distress Scale (SADS) developed by Watson and Friend [24], with the Chinese version revised by Ma Hong et al. [24, 25].”
Hubungan antara Fear of Negative Evaluation dengan AI-Assisted Academic Help Seeking pada Mahasiswa yang Sedang Menyusun Skripsi
Putri, R. N., Rahmania, R., Jariah, A., & Ismail, S. (2025) · Jurnal Riset dan Inovasi Pembelajaran · doi:10.51574/jrip.v5i3.5755
Sudden Gains in Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder: Changes in Core Symptoms and Maintaining Variables
Lee, H.-J., Lee, S., & Ahn, J.-K. (2025) · Cognitive Therapy and Research · doi:10.1007/s10608-025-10700-3
Exploring the Causes Behind Shyness of University Students Effecting Their Learning
Saleem, A., Javaid, I., Salamat, L., Akhter, N., & Javaid, A. (2025) · Research Journal for Social Affairs · doi:10.71317/rjsa.003.06.0723
“This observation is in line with the Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale developed by Watson and Friend (1969) which discussed this construct is a significant aspect of social anxiety.”
Mitigating Academic Speaking Anxiety by Using WhatsApp Voice Notes for Academic Speaking Class
Halizah, S., Tjendani, E. N., & Fauzi, F. A. (2025) · JOURNEY (Journal of English Language and Pedagogy) · doi:10.33503/journey.v8i2.3015
“As stated by Watson & Friend (1969).”
Buffer or Catalyst? Longitudinal Association Between Social Avoidance and Problematic Social Networking Sites Use: The Mediating Role of Loneliness and the Moderating Role of Nature Connectedness
Yu, M.-S., Peng, L.-L., Tang, L.-P., Xu, J.-Y., Liu, Z.-H., & Ma, Y.-K. (2025) · International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction · doi:10.1007/s11469-025-01607-x
“Social avoidance is a hallmark symptom of social anxiety disorder (Heeren & McNally, 2018), which can be described as an individual’s tendency to avoid actual interpersonal communication (e.g., avoiding party invitations from friends; Watson & Friend, 1969).”
The impact of fear of negative evaluation on achievement anxiety and social adjustment among undergraduate students
Senthil, T., & Sivasailam, S. (2025) · Journal of Educational Sciences & Psychology · doi:10.51865/jesp.2025.2.26
“One of the most common psychological obstacles encountered by students is fear of negative evaluation (FNE)—a type of social-evaluative fear characterized by the expectation of unfavorable judgment by others (Watson & Friend, 1969).”
Exploring assessment measures including psychological aspects in adults with acquired Peripheral Facial Palsy (PFP): a scoping review
Polanco-Fernández, R., Penas, P., & Iraurgi, I. (2025) · Health and Quality of Life Outcomes · doi:10.1186/s12955-025-02455-y
Task‐Based Language Teaching: Vietnamese Learners' Attitudes and English‐Speaking Skills
Nguyen, N. T. Y., Anh, L. N. N., & Badiozaman, I. F. A. (2025) · European Journal of Education · doi:10.1111/ejed.70372 · Cited by 2
Does He Like Me? Feminine Norms, Dating Anxiety, and the Mediating Role of Personal Empowerment in Young Adult Women Who Date Men
Hacker, G., Jeffrey, C. E., & Park, A. E. (2025) · Women & Therapy · doi:10.1080/02703149.2025.2592561
“Dating anxiety is often conceptualized similarly to social anxiety, in that it is comprised of a fear of negative evaluation from dating partners, as well as social avoidance and distress related to dating situations (Glickman & La Greca, 2004; Watson & Friend, 1969).”
Temporal dynamics of emotional face processing in social anxiety
Feng, Y.-C., Kuo, B.-C., & Hsu, W.-Y. (2025) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0337403
“We screened 1,113 undergraduate students at National Chengchi University, Taiwan, using the Social Avoidance and Distress Scale (SAD) and Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale (FNE) questionnaires [31].”
Longitudinal examination of social anxiety safety behaviors in college students
Kelly, A., Ortiz, J. M. H., Fenton, K. M., Brosof, L., & Tonge, N. (2025) · Journal of American College Health · doi:10.1080/07448481.2025.2577652
“Social anxiety symptoms were assessed using the Social Avoidance and Distress Scale (SADS; 32) The SADS is a true-false questionnaire with 28 items assessing individuals’ tendencies to avoid social situations and the distress they feel during such interactions.”
Maternal Negative Parenting and Children’s Eating Behavior: The Mediating Role of Social Anxiety
Shi, W.-B., Zhao, K., Huang, L., Liu, Q.-Q., Yang, L.-H., Hou, C., Tang, H., Xu, T., Zhu, H.-F., & Xu, Q. (2025) · Psychology Research and Behavior Management · doi:10.2147/prbm.s543854
The effect of storytelling on the social anxiety of hospitalized children with burns: A clinical trial study
Hakim, A., Hamid, M., Tashakori, A., & Haghighizadeh, M. (2025) · SAGE Open Medicine · doi:10.1177/20503121251394458
Comorbilidad entre el Trastorno del Espectro Autista y el Trastorno Obsesivo-Compulsivo en Adultos: Análisis de un Caso Clínico con Diagnóstico Tardío
Pacheco-Unguetti, A. P., & Muñoz, M. (2025) · Clínica Contemporánea · doi:10.5093/cc2025a20
“- Escala de Miedo a la Evaluación Negativa, FNE (Watson y Friend, 1969): consta de 30 ítems y evalúa el grado de aprensión cuando se prevé una evaluación negativa por los demás.”
Social media addiction in high school students: examining its relationship with school burnout, fear of negative evaluation and cognitive avoidance
Yılmaz, G. K., Yılmaz, R., & Gencel, N. (2025) · Multidisciplinary Journal for Education, Social and Technological Sciences · doi:10.4995/muse.2025.23157
“Anxiety, anticipating unfavorable opinions, and avoiding circumstances that need evaluation are its hallmarks (Watson & Friend, 1969; Weeks et al., 2005).”
Psychometric Properties of Revised Social Anxiety Scale in Arab Cultures
Rudwan, S. J. (2025) · Psikiyatride Guncel Yaklasimlar · doi:10.18863/pgy.1744154
Protege Effect for Behaviour Change: Does Teaching Digital Stress Solutions to Others Reduce One's Own?
Alshakhsi, S., Yankouskaya, A., Al-Thani, D., & Ali, R. (2025) · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2510.12944
“The public nature of social media interactions intensifies this anxiety, as individuals worry about negative feedback or lower engagement, a phenomenon known as Fear of Negative Evaluation (FNE) [35][36][37] .”
Mediating Role of Fear of Negative Evaluation and Self-Doubt in Paths Between Gaslighting and Cognitive Failure in Married Women
Khan, A., Khan, S., Ahsan, S., & Butt, T. A. (2025) · Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research · doi:10.33824/pjpr.2025.40.3.30
Social Avoidance and Distress Among Smokers: Optimism and Mental Well-Being as the Predictors
Kabir, S., Moktader, M. A. A., Parmita, P., & Insan, M. A. (2025) · International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology · doi:10.38124/ijisrt/25sep491
Self-promote or ingratiate? How and when supervisor ostracism affects subordinates’ impression management
Wang, X., Ji, Y., Li, Q., & Zhu, T. (2025) · Current Psychology · doi:10.1007/s12144-025-08435-1
“…an emotion characterized by worry about how others evaluate them, that refers to “apprehension about others’ evaluations, distress over their negative evaluations, avoidance of evaluative situations, and the expectation that others would evaluate oneself negatively” (Watson & Friend, 1969, p. 449).”
Neural correlates of rumination and social anxiety: Mediating role of vmPFC connectivity in resting-state fMRI
Geng, L., Feng, Q., Wang, X., Li, Y., & Qiu, J. (2025) · Brain and Cognition · doi:10.1016/j.bandc.2025.106352
Culture and body image: subcultural variations in coping strategies and their associations with psychological distress among European Canadians and East Asian Canadians
Wojcik, L., & Masuda, T. (2025) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1596710
“The Social Avoidance and Distress Scale (SADS) consists of 28-items and was used to measure participants’ levels of avoidance in social situations and distress (Watson and Friend, 1969).”
Watching and being watched undermine stress reduction in Chinese calligraphy
Yu, X.-T., & Au, W. (2025) · Current Psychology · doi:10.1007/s12144-025-08193-0
“Fear of negative evaluation refers to the apprehension and anxiety experienced when individuals anticipate being judged unfavorably by others (Watson & Friend, 1969 ).”
The impact of anti-craving medication on cue reactivity and abstinence in patients undergoing alcohol detoxification: some preliminary evidence from a retrospective event-related potentials study
Dousset, C., Sistiaga, S., Ingels, A., Hanak, C., Kajosch, H., & Campanella, S. (2025) · Psychopharmacology · doi:10.1007/s00213-025-06855-2
Employing Virtual Reality-enhanced Task-based Language Learning and Teaching to Mitigate Interview Anxiety
Alwi, N. A. N. M., Shamsuddin, W., Masrom, U. K., & Nguyen, T. (2025) · Computer-Assisted Language Learning Electronic Journal · doi:10.54855/callej.252639
Stigma and its relationship with social avoidance among young and middle-aged cancer patients in western China: A cross-sectional study based on latent profile analysis
Yang, L., Liu, X., Xu, H., & Li, J.-Y. (2025) · Psycho-Oncologie · doi:10.18282/po3650
Well-being and biological cost of family members affected by substance use disorder of others
Chen, Z.-R., Zhang, N.-N., Cao, W.-Y., Liu, Q., Cui, Y.-H., Lu, X.-Y., Yao, J.-Y., Li, F., & Li, C.-Q. (2025) · European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience · doi:10.1007/s00406-025-02019-7
“The SADS was designed in 1969 [ 24 ] with two dimensions (social avoidance and social dis - tress).”
Efektivitas Teknik Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (Cbt) Dalam Menurunkan Kecemasan Sosial Pada Mahasiswa
Ardiansyah (2025) · Jurnal Ilmu Bimbingan dan Konseling · doi:10.70134/bikoling.v2i1.343
Predicting Exam Anxiety Based on Explanatory Styles, Spiritual Coping Skills, and Fear of Negative Evaluation in Iranian High School Students
Ahmadabad, M. E. F., Kadivar, P., & Mirzahosseini, H. (2025) · Qom Univ Med Sci · doi:10.32598/qums.19.3092
Analysis of Influencing Factors and Mechanism of "Social Phobia" among Enterprise Employees
Pei, X.-R. (2025) · Scientific Journal of Economics and Management Research · doi:10.54691/nqx5ah40
“In 1969, Watson and Friend defined fear of negative evaluation as the fear and distress of negative evaluation of others [21].”
Understanding Treatment Pathways in Cognitive-Behavioral and Experiential Therapies for Social Anxiety: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial
Abeditehrani, H., Dijk, C., & Arntz, A. R. (2025) · Cognitive Therapy and Research · doi:10.1007/s10608-024-10562-1 · Cited by 1
“The Social Avoidance and Distress Scale (SADS) is a self-report inventory developed by Watson and Friend ( 1969) with 28 items that are evenly split into two sub-scales, one for assessing social avoidance (e.g., I often want to get away from people), and another for assessing social anxiety (e.g.,…”
Influential
Social Disengagement in Post‐Pandemic China: A Translation, Validation and Cross‐Cultural Comparison of the Pandemic Disengagement Syndrome Scale
Pang, B., Zhang, J., Mancini, A. D., Chi, X., & Prati, G. (2025) · Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice · doi:10.1111/jep.14279
A propensity score‐adjusted HRV analysis of social avoidance and distress in patients with panic disorders
Kim, J., Ham, J., & Oh, J. (2024) · Psychophysiology · doi:10.1111/psyp.14746
“In this study, we used the Korean version of the SAD (Lee & Choi, 1997), which differs from the original version (Watson & Friend, 1969) by the fact that a Likert-like scale from 1 to 5 (1 = Not at all, 5 = Extremely) is used.”
Interpersonalne kognitivne distorzije kao medijator učinka socijalne anksioznosti i depresivnosti na usamljenost studenata
Petak, A. (2024) · Primenjena psihologija · doi:10.19090/pp.v17i4.2527 · Cited by 1
“Mogućnost da će nas drugi negativno evaluirati u socijalnom kontekstu može dovesti do straha i anksioznos ti (Leary, 1985), a stupanj doživljenog straha u tim situacijama naziva se strahom od negativne evaluacije (Watson & Friend, 1969).”
Associations Between Family Functioning and Social Avoidance and Distress in Patients with Strabismus: A Chain Mediation Model
Wang, J., Wang, X.-T., Li, Y.-Y., Yao, X., Shen, Y., Song, Z.-L., Zhang, P.-H., & Huang, X.-Q. (2024) · Psychology Research and Behavior Management · doi:10.2147/prbm.s486036
Closeness facilitating interaction among Japanese learners of English
Tu, S. (2024) · AILA Review · doi:10.1075/aila.24014.tu
Peran Fear of Negative Evaluation Terhadap Body Dissatisfaction pada Perempuan Emerging Adulthood
Lubis, R. A., & Yasmin, M. (2024) · Indo-MathEdu Intellectuals Journal · doi:10.54373/imeij.v5i5.2012
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN STUDENTS' ANXIETY IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING AND COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE ABILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION CONTEXT
Bojović, M. (2024) · Facta Universitatis Series: Linguistics and Literature · doi:10.22190/full240325006n
“It has been argued that individuals with intense levels of FNE are apprehensive about the possibility of making errors and are negatively influenced by public opinion (Watson and Friend 1969, 449).”
BODY IMAGE IMPACTS SOCIAL ANXIETY: EXAMINE THE CHAIN MEDIATION OF FEAR OF NEGATIVE SELF EVALUATION AND EMOTIONAL SELF-REGULATION IN COLLEGE STUDENTS
Manzoor, Z. (2024) · Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology · doi:10.53555/1x6et962
“Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale (FNE): Fear of negative evaluation was measured using the Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale (FNE), which consists of 12 items that assess the extent to which individuals fear being judged negatively by others (Watson & Friend, 1969).”
Determinants Of English Language Anxiety With Respect To Educational Background Among Undergraduate University Students: A Comparative Study
Rahman, N. (2024) · Migration Letters · doi:10.59670/ml.v21is14.11167
Unraveling the Relationship Between Body Shame and Social Anxiety Among Young Adult Women
Zaidan, N. (2024) · Jurnal Psikologi Terapan (JPT) · doi:10.29103/jpt.v7i1.12622
The Effectiveness of Paradoxical Time Table Technique on Negative Automatic Thoughts, Cognitive Avoidance and Fear of Evaluating others in People with Social Anxiety Disorder
Bahnemiri, F. T., Azadikenari, R., & Najafipour, A. (2024) · Journal of Clinical Research in Paramedical Sciences · doi:10.5812/jcrps-147395
Relationships between core-beliefs, bivalent fear of evaluation, and social anxiety symptoms: a structural equation model
Cook, S. I., Felmingham, K. L., & Phillips, L. J. (2024) · Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1080/13284207.2024.2371330
Attention and Memory Bias to threatened stimuli in Individuals with High Social Anxiety
Park, J. A., & Kim, S.-Y. (2024) · Korean Society for Emotion and Sensibility · doi:10.14695/kjsos.2024.27.2.113
Mental Health of Young Adults as Predicted by Defense Style and Social Discomfort Level
Uzzaman, M. A., Sultwana, Z., & Sadekin, M. (2024) · MBSTU Journal of Science and Technology · doi:10.69728/jst.v10.39
“Another important predictor variable is social discomfort level which is an aspect of social anxiety (Watson & Friend, 1969).”
BackgroundMethod
Cannabidiol for Treatment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders
Melnyk, C., & Wagner, K. D. (2024) · Psychiatric annals · doi:10.3928/00485713-20240320-01
POVEZANOST STRAHA OD NEGATIVNE SOCIJALNE EVALUACIJE, SAMOPOŠTOVANJA I ZADOVOLJSTVA TJELESNIM IZGLEDOM MLADIH
Mulaosmanović, N., & Selimović, H. (2024) · Saznanje · doi:10.65368/saznanje202401023
Social Media and Me: How Community Identity Influences Click Speech
Haug, M., Maier, C., & Gewald, H. (2024) · Journal of Computational Information Systems · doi:10.1080/08874417.2024.2345106
“52 In the procedure, we altered all items to fit the social media context so that the participants could not distinguish the items solely based on the presented context.”
Intergenerational Transmission of Social Anxiety: The Role of Parents’ Fear of Negative Child Evaluation and Their Self-Referent and Child-Referent Interpretation Biases
Dülger, M., van Bockstaele, B., Majdandžić, M., & de Vente, W. (2024) · Cognitive Therapy and Research · doi:10.1007/s10608-024-10490-0
“Parents’ fear of negative evaluation was measured with the Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale (BFNE; Leary, 1983), which is the 12-item version of the Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale (FNE; Watson & Friend, 1969).”
Investigating fear of positive evaluation in schizophrenia
Zeraatpisheh, Z., Daneshvar, S., Tollabzadeh, Z., & Jobson, L. (2024) · Current Psychology · doi:10.1007/s12144-024-06002-8
“In this study, the short form of the BFNES was used to measure fear of negative evaluation (Watson & Friend, 1969).”
Body Image Avoidance, Fear of Intimacy, and Social Avoidance Among Young Adults
Esufji, S. A., & Ashu, N. C. (2024) · International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research · doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i02.16161
“Males reported higher levels of social avoidance and anxiety than females, according to a study by (Watson and Friend, 1969).”
Result
COVID-19 and online teaching: mainland Chinese students encounter Taiwanese teachers
Yu-li, W., & Lin, L. C.-S. (2024) · Compare A Journal of Comparative and International Education · doi:10.1080/03057925.2024.2314018
“Fear of negative evaluation (FNE) refers an individual’s anxiety regarding others’ evaluation because of a belief that they think others might evaluate them negatively (Syed et al. 2021; Watson and Friend 1969; Weeks, Heimberg, and Rodebaugh 2008).”
Effects of smartphone-based hypnotic intervention for undergraduate students’ shyness during the COVID-19 pandemic: A randomized controlled trial
Ma, L., Wang, H., Zhang, M., Zu, Z., Lin-xi, Y., Chen, F., Wei, W., & Li, X. (2023) · Work · doi:10.3233/wor-220686
Teachers’ Resilience: Relationships with Fear of Negative Evaluations and Emotion Regulation
Dumulescu, D., Andronache, D., Necula, C., & Mara, D. (2023) · Educatia 21 · doi:10.24193/ed21.2023.25.43
The Effectiveness of Digital Horticultural Therapy Using Plantpot IoT Device and Chatbot System for Sentiment Analysis
Kim, H. Y., & Bok, J. Y. (2023) · Asia-pacific Journal of Convergent Research Interchange · doi:10.47116/apjcri.2023.10.28
Physics Graduate Teaching Assistant Use of Error Framing in Recitations and Laboratories
Sharkey, D., Doty, C. M., Wan, T., Saitta, E. K. H., & Chini, J. J. (2023) · Physics Education Research Conference Proceedings · doi:10.1119/perc.2023.pr.sharkey
“This technique is theorized to increase participation by reducing student anxiety through reducing the “fear of negative evaluation,” the fear that a student will be judged by their peers and instructors for making a mistake [4,5].”
Background
Fear of Negative Evaluation and Loneliness in Söhrab Tahir's Povest "Yazda Payız Söhbәti"
AKSOY, G. B. (2023) · Akademik Dil ve Edebiyat Dergisi · doi:10.34083/akaded.1327767
Factors Of Non-English Foreign Language (EFL) Lecturers’ Speaking Anxiety In Teaching Bilingual Classes
Sari, D., Junaidi, J., & Putra, S. (2023) · Coution : journal of counseling and education · doi:10.47453/coution.v4i2.1063
“Someone who suffers from fear of negative evaluation tends to avoid being asked to speak English because he is afraid of getting bad feedback and will be judged badly by the other people (Watson & Friend, 1969).”
Comparison of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy in the Treatment of Avoidant Personality Disorder
Esra, A. M. E. T., MUHTAR, T. H., & ÖZÇELİK, F. N. (2023) · Psikiyatride Guncel Yaklasimlar - Current Approaches in Psychiatry · doi:10.18863/pgy.1117523 · Cited by 3
ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNDE EMPATİ İLE OLUMSUZ DEĞERLENDİRİLME KORKUSU İLİŞKİSİ: MİZAH TARZLARININ ARACI ETKİSİ
Kaya, E. Ü., & Kaya, G. (2023) · Fırat Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi · doi:10.18069/firatsbed.1167526
Translation and validation of the Vietnamese version of the Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation scale (BFNE) in adults who stutter
Truong, N. T., Thai, T. T., Hoffman, L., Unicomb, R., & Hewat, S. (2023) · Speech Language and Hearing · doi:10.1080/2050571x.2023.2171955
“The Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale (FNE) (Watson & Friend, 1969) is a valid and reliable screening tool to identify anxiety in chronic stuttering in clinical settings (Messenger et al., 2004; Watson & Friend, 1969).”
Method
The Relation between Social Anxiety, Self-Focused Attention and State Anxiety: The Moderated Mediation Effect of the Self-image on a Screen
Um, T., Kim, M., & Kim, J.-H. (2022) · Stress · doi:10.17547/kjsr.2022.30.4.234
“이 척도는 Watson과 Friend [20]가 개발한 FNE를 Leary [21]가 단축형으로 만든 척도로, Lee와 Choi [22]가 FNE 의 단축형을 한국판으로 타당화한 것을 사용했다.”
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANXIETY, EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND EMOTIONAL COMPETENCE AMONG ADOLECENTS
Punia, P., Khokhar, S., & Phor, M. (2022) · Towards Excellence · doi:10.37867/te140170
Quantitative Study on the Anxiety Level of High School Students in Pandemic Life
Shen, M.-F. (2022) · International Symposium on Electronic Commerce · doi:10.1109/isec54952.2022.10025218
An Interpersonal Approach to the Treatment of Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia): A Component Analysis
Stravynski, A., & Lachance, L. (2022) · Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology · doi:10.5152/pcp.2022.21246 · Cited by 1
“Social Avoidance and Distress (SAD) 16 is a 28-item true– false inventory about avoidance of and distress during interpersonal situations.”
Background
Measuring anxiety among young English language learners: Application of digital games for evaluation
Amoroso-Vivanco, M. P., & Vega-Auquilla, M. V. (2022) · CIENCIAMATRIA · doi:10.35381/cm.v8i1.686
“Compared to other forms of anxiety, in addition, social anxiety can also be called evaluative anxiety or "fear of judgment" because it involves interpersonal judgment in real or imagined social contexts (Watson & Friend, 1969).”
Background
Modifying Interpretation in Socially Anxious Students Using Cognitive Bias Modification: Effects of Perspective Employing Positive Imagery
Kim, D. I., & Yoon, H. (2021) · Seuteureseu Yeon-gu · doi:10.17547/kjsr.2021.29.4.271
“(2) 부정적 평가에 대한 두려움 척도-단축형(BriefFear of Negative Evaluation Scale, B-FNE) Watson과 Friend [32]가 원래 30문항으로 제작한 것”
Comparing evaluations of social situations for adults who do and do not stutter
Brundage, S. B., Winters, K. L., Armendariz, K., Sabat, R., & Beilby, J. M. (2021) · Journal of Communication Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jcomdis.2021.106161
Independent Psychometric Evaluation and Predictive Utility of The Social Anxiety Questionnaire
Kraft, J. D., Grant, D., Nagel, K. M., Deros, D. E., Frosio, K. E., Taylor, D. L., & White, E. J. (2021) · Psychiatric quarterly · doi:10.1007/s11126-021-09958-z
Breaking Stereotypes Concerning Remigrated Children - A Multinational Possible Intervention Plan through School
Popa, M. (2021) · International Symposium on Advanced Topics in Electrical Engineering · doi:10.18662/lumproc/atee2020/25
“Many times, when we meet new people, we experience a feeling of anxiety (Beier et al., 2005; Hofmann et al., 2010; Hughes et al., 2020; Nomura et al., 2020; Watson & Friend, 1969).”
Background
About the Authors
Bronk, J. (2021) · Whitehall Papers · doi:10.1080/02681307.2021.2005905
“The 30-item true/false scale was originally developed by Watson and Friend (1969) to assess expectation, apprehension, distress, and avoidance of social evaluative situations.”
Association Between Adolescent Internet Gaming and Adult Problematic Web-Based Board Gaming
Ryoo, H., Bae, S., Kim, S., Min, K. J., & Han, D. (2021) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2021.591716
Sexismo, temor a la evaluación negativa y comunicación destructiva en la pareja
Torres, C. E. C., Romero, F. E. C., & Bautista, J. A. P. (2020) · Revista de Psicología · doi:10.18800/psico.202101.001
The fifty most cited publications in anxiety disorder research
Bhasin, A., Pendi, K., Musa, A., Turner, J., Yazdani, V., Shahbazi, A., & Baron, D. A. (2020) · doi:10.23736/s0391-1772.20.02075-0
Panel - Improve Foreign Language Speaking Proficiency in Immersive Environment
Meng, N., Li, Q., Knight, L., & Hayes, A. T. (2020) · International Conference on Immersive Learning Research Network · doi:10.23919/ilrn47897.2020.9155192
“Three types of foreign language anxiety are communication apprehension [23], fear of negative evaluation [24], and test anxiety [25].”
Background
Have school counselors assessed students’ anxiety?
Saputri, N., Izzaty, R. E., & Retnawati, H. (2019) · doi:10.23916/0020190424840
“23916/0020190424840 and Distress (SAD) (Watson and Friend, 1969).”
Influential
A NEVÉTSEGESSÉ VÁLÁSTÓL VALÓ FÉLELEM (GELOTOFÓBIA) AZ ÖNBECSÜLÉS ÉS A NEGATÍV MEGÍTÉLÉSTŐL VALÓ FÉLELEM TÜKRÉBEN
Háger, D. R., & Bolló, H. (2019) · Magyar Pszichológiai Szemle · doi:10.1556/0016.2019.74.4.5
Bibliographie
(2019) · Dunod eBooks · doi:10.3917/dunod.cario.2019.01.0201
Assessing the Success of a Mentoring Program for Academic Librarians
Harker, K., Keshmiripour, S., McIntosh, M., O’Toole, E., & Sassen, C. (2018) · Proceedings of the 2018 Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment: December 5–7, 2018, Houston, TX · doi:10.29242/lac.2018.36
The Examination of Different Patterns Depending on the Level of Active Stress Coping in the Effect of Parent’s Academic Pressure on Test Anxiety through the Fear of Negative Evaluation
임, 선. (2018) · The Korea Journal of Youth Counseling · doi:10.35151/kyci.2018.26.2.012
Perception of Parental Conflict and Adolescents’ Internalizing Problem Behaviors: The Mediating Effects of Stress Coping Strategies and Moderating Effect of Parent-Child Communication
Lim, O., & Lee, J. (2018) · doi:10.35151/kyci.2018.26.1.002
The Mediating Effects of Fear of Negative Evaluation and Ambivalence over Emotional Expressiveness in the Relationship between Evaluative Concerns Perfectionism and Psychological Distress of High School Students
장, 지., & 이, 정. (2018) · The Korea Journal of Youth Counseling · doi:10.35151/kyci.2018.26.1.013
The Influence of Internalized shame on the Relational Aggression of Youth: The Mediating Effect of the Fear of Negative Evaluation
안, 현., & Keum, M.-J. (2018) · The Korea Journal of Youth Counseling · doi:10.35151/kyci.2018.26.1.009
Is there a relationship between what I think and what I imagine? : a processual approach focused on repetitive negative thinking and visual perspective in mental imagery
Douce, P. (2017) · theses.fr (ABES) · doi:10.70675/6f616d42z8871z4a50z870dz415ad15677c6

Authors: Watson, D., & Friend, R.
Affiliations: University of Hawaii System (US)
ORCID: Watson, David
Friend, Ronald
Venue: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: 1969
Volume: 33
Issue: 4
Pages: 448-457
ISSN: 0022-006X (ISSN-L)
1939-2117
DOI: 10.1037/h0027806
OpenAlex: W2065589549
Cited by: 3,467
References: 0
Citations by year: 2026: 90 · 2025: 131 · 2024: 110 · 2023: 120 · 2022: 106 · 2021: 85 · 2020: 93 · 2019: 80 · 2018: 97 · 2017: 78 · 2016: 86 · 2015: 109 · 2014: 116 · 2013: 111 · 2012: 102
FWCI: 10.73
Type: journal article
Language: en
Update notices: correction (2006-03-29)
Open access: closed
Locations: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Psychological Testing and Assessment
Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
Keywords: anxiety assessment, psychometric assessment, social anxiety
MeSH terms: Anxiety, Humans, Psychological Tests, Social Behavior

About these checks

Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.

Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.

Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.

What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›

Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review

Measurement of social-evaluative anxiety.

Overview

Integrity signals

Verification

Claims the paper makes

Citations

Cites

Cited by

Metadata

Record

About these checks