Table 3.

Pearson correlations between features of Problematic Internet Use

	Cutting Back	Family Concern	Missing Important Events	Self- Acknowledge PIU	Urge	Tension/ Anxiety
Internet Hours	.111*	.229**	.232**	.312**	.308**	.286**
Cutting Back		.298**	.203**	.318**	.247**	.200**
Family Concern			.285**	.355**	.315**	.348**
Missing Important Events				.376**	.357**	.383**
Self-Acknowledge PIU					.457**	.421**
Urge						.634**

Notes:

^*p <.01,

^**p <.001

Cutting Back (n = 242) = Have you ever tried to cut back on your Internet use?

Family Concern (n = 127) = Has a family member ever expressed concern about the amount of time you use the Internet?

Missing Important Event (n = 83) = Have you ever missed school, work, or important social activities because you were using the Internet?

Self-acknowledge PIU (n = 118) = Do you think you have a problem with excessive Internet use?

Urge (n = 204) = Have you ever experienced an irresistible urge or uncontrollable need to use the Internet?

Tension/Anxiety (n = 142) = Have you ever experienced a growing tension or anxiety that can only be relieved by using the Internet?