Social Functioning Questionnaire
Version Attached: Full Test
PsycTESTS Citation:
Tyrer, P., Nur, U., Crawford, M., Karlsen, S., McLean, C., Rao, B., & Johnson, T. (2005). Social Functioning
Questionnaire [Database record]. Retrieved from PsycTESTS. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/t03074-000
Instrument Type:
Inventory/Questionnaire
Test Format:
Each of the 8 items of the SFQ is scored on a four point scale (0-3) with a total possible score of 24.
Source:
Tyrer, Peter, Nur, Ula, Crawford, Mike, Karlsen, Saffron, McLean, Claire, Rao, Bharti, & Johnson, Tony (2005). The
Social Functioning Questionnaire: A Rapid and Robust Measure of Perceived Functioning. International Journal of
Social Psychiatry, Vol 51(3), 265-275. doi: 10.1177/0020764005057391, © 2005 by SAGE Publications. Reproduced
by Permission of SAGE Publications.
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Social Functioning Questionnaire
SFQ
Items
Please look at the statements below and tick the reply that comes closest to how you have been recently (or
in the past two weeks for studies involving repeated measurement)
I complete my tasks at work and home satisfactorily. Most of the time □ 0
Quite often □ 1
Sometimes □ 2
Not at all □ 3
I find my tasks at work and at home very stressful. Most of the time □ 3
Quite often □ 2
Sometimes □ 1
Not at all □ 0
I have no money problems. No problems at all □ 0
Slight worries only □ 1
Definite problems □ 2
Very severe problems □ 3
I have difficulties in getting and keeping close relationships. Severe difficulties □ 3
Some problems □ 2
Occasional problems □ 1
No problems at all □ 0
I have problems in my sex life. Severe problems □ 3
Moderate problems □ 2
Occasional problems □ 1
No problems at all □ 0
I get on well with my family and other relatives. Yes, definitely □ 0
Yes, usually □ 1
No, some problems □ 2
No, severe problems □ 3
I feel lonely and isolated from other people. Almost all the time □ 3
Much of the time □ 2
Not usually □ 1
Not at all □ 0
PsycTESTS™ is a database of the American Psychological Association
doi: 10.1037/t03074-000
Social Functioning Questionnaire
SFQ
Items
I enjoy my spare time. Very much □ 0
Sometimes □ 1
Not often □ 2
Not at all □ 3
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