Table 3.
Table 3 Young’s Internet Addiction Test 16
| Answer the following questions on the Likert scale: | |
| 1=rarely; 2=occasionally; 3=frequently; 4=often; 5=always | |
| 1. | How often do you find that you stay on-line longer than you intended? |
| 2. | How often do you neglect household chores to spend more time on-line? |
| 3. | How often do you prefer the excitement of the Internet to intimacy with your partner? |
| 4. | How often do you form new relationships with fellow on-line users? |
| 5. | How often do others in your life complain to you about the amount of time you spend on-line? |
| 6. | How often do your grades or school work suffer because of the amount of time you spend on-line? |
| 7. | How often do you check your e-mail before something else that you need to do? |
| 8. | How often does your job performance or productivity suffer because of the Internet? |
| 9. | How often do you become defensive or secretive when anyone asks you what you do on-line? |
| 10. | How often do you block out disturbing thoughts about your life with soothing thoughts of the Internet? |
| 11. | How often do you find yourself anticipating when you will go on-line again? |
| 12. | How often do you fear that life without the Internet would be boring, empty, and joyless? |
| 13. | How often do you snap, yell, or act annoyed if someone bothers you while you are on-line? |
| 14. | How often do you lose sleep due to late-night log-ins? |
| 15. | How often do you feel preoccupied with the Internet when off-line, or fantasize about being on-line? |
| 16. | How often do you find yourself saying “just a few more minutes” when on-line? |
| 17. | How often do you try to cut down the amount of time you spend on-line and fail? |
| 18. | How often do you try to hide how long you’ve been on-line? |
| 19. | How often do you choose to spend more time on-line over going out with others? |
| 20. | How often do you feel depressed, moody, or nervous when you are off-line, which goes away once you are back on-line? |
| Scoring: 20-49 points, average on-line user; 50-79 points, occasional or frequent problems because of the Internet; 80-100 points, Internet usage is causing significant problems | |