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Reference

Boyce, P. & Parker, G. (1989). Development of a scale to measure interpersonal sensitivity. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 23, 341–351. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/00048678909068291 

List of questions

Question numberQuestionOriginal 36-item version36-item version6-item version
1I feel insecure when I say goodbye to people
2I worry about the effect that I have on other people
3I avoid saying what I think for fear of being rejected
4I feel uneasy meeting new people
5If others knew the real me, they would not like me
6I feel uneasy meeting new people

7I don't get angry with people for fear that I may hurt them
8After a fight with a friend, I feel uncomfortable until I have made peace
9I am always aware of how other people feel
10I worry about being criticised for things I have said or done
11I always notice if someone doesn't respond to me
12I worry about losing someone close to me
13I feel that people generally like me
14I will do something I don't want to do rather than offend or upset someone
15I can only believe that something I have done is good when someone tells me it is 
16I will go out of my way to please someone I am close to
17I feel anxious when I say goodbye to people
18I feel happy when someone compliments me
19I fear that my feelings will overwhelm people
20I can make other people feel happy
21I find it hard to get angry with people
22I worry about criticising other people
23If someone is critical of something I do, I feel bad
24If other people knew what I am really like, they would think less of me
25I always expect criticism
26I can never be really sure if someone is pleased with me
27I don't like people to really know me
28If someone upsets me, I am not able to put it easily out of my mind
29I feel others do not understand me
30I worry about what others think of me
31I don't feel happy unless people I know admire me
32I am never rude to anyone
33I worry about hurting the feelings of other people
34I feel hurt when someone is angry with me
35My value as a person depends enormously on what others think of me
36I care about what other people feel about me
Items which are not included in the original version
37I feel secure when I'm in a close relationship

Use of this scale in CLOSER Discovery study questionnaires and datasets

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