A reflection on being seen

Fear of being judged

Caring what people think is human. But for some of us, the worry of being judged quietly steers our choices, sometimes shrinking what we let ourselves do or say. This short reflection looks at how strongly that fear of negative evaluation shapes your everyday decisions.

It is not a diagnosis. Everything iscomputed in your browser as you answer, andnothing is saved or sent anywhere. The questions are original, plain-language items inspired by the fear of negative evaluation research, not the published scale itself.

Leary 1983Research behind this

StudyA brief version of the Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale

Leary (1983). Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

Fear of negative evaluation, the worry about being judged unfavorably by others, is a measurable trait assessed by the Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale (BFNE).

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Question 1 of 8

I worry about what people think of me, even when there is no real reason to.