INTERNET ADDICTION

​THE INTERNET ADDICTION TEST

Direction: Select the response that best represents the frequency of each behavior listed using the scale below. After answering, compute the total of your score and check the interpretation of your result.

Questions:

_____ How often do you find that you stay online longer than you intended?

_____ How often do others in your life complain to you about the amount of time you spend online?

_____ How often do you check your email or social media before something else that you need to do?

_____ How often do you lose sleep because of late night log-ins?

_____ How often do you find yourself saying “just a few minutes” when online?

Results:

• If you scored 7 or below, you show no signs of Internet addiction.

• A score of 8-12 suggests mild Internet addiction -- you may spend too long on the web sometimes

  but you’re generally in control of your usage.

• A score of 13-20 indicates moderate Internet addiction, which implies that your relationship with the Internet is causing you “occasional or frequent problems.”

• A score between 21 and 25 suggests severe Internet addiction and implies that the Internet is causing “significant problems in your life.”

​INTERNET ADDICTION

a growing epidemic characterized by a compulsive desire to interact online through internet gaming, gambling, cyber activities, social networking or compulsive surfing of the web. According to Dr. Kimberly Young, the first psychologist to document internet addiction, these disorders are similar to impulse-control disorders.