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. 2022 Apr 7;11(2):427–450. doi: 10.1556/2006.2022.00013

Table 1.

Items of the ACSID-11 screener for specific Internet-use disorders (proposed English translation).

Item Question
IC1 In the past 12 months, have you had trouble keeping track of when you started the activity, for how long, how intensely, or in what situation you did it, or when you stopped?
IC2 In the past 12 months, have you felt the desire to stop or restrict the activity because you noticed you were using it too much?
IC3 In the past 12 months, have you tried to stop or restrict the activity and failed with it?
IP1 In the past 12 months, have you given the activity an increasingly higher priority than other activities or interests in your daily life?
IP2 In the past 12 months, have you lost interest in other activities you used to enjoy because of the activity?
IP3 In the past 12 months, have you neglected or given up other activities or interests that you used to enjoy because of the activity?
CE1 In the past 12 months, have you continued or increased the activity even though it has threatened or caused you to lose a relationship with someone important to you?
CE2 In the past 12 months, have you continued or increased the activity even though it has caused you problems in school/training/work?
CE3 In the past 12 months, have you continued or increased the activity even though it has caused you physical or mental complaints/diseases?
FI1 Thinking about all areas of your life, has your life been noticeably affected by the activity in the past 12 months?
MD1 Thinking about all areas of your life, did the activity cause you suffering in the past 12 months?

Notes. IC = impaired control; IP = increased priority; CE = continuation/escalation; FI = functional impairment; MD = marked distress; The original German items can be found in Appendix A.