Are you spending too much time online?

Please read each statement and select the response (0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5) to indicate how much each statement applies to you. If two choices seem to apply equally well, select the one that best represents how you are most of the time during the past month. The statements refer to offline situations or actions unless otherwise specified. There is no right or wrong answers. Do not spend too much time on any statement.

The rating scale is as follows:

0 Not Applicable

1 Rarely

2 Occasionally

3 Frequently

4 Often

5 Always

	0	1	2	3	4	5
(1) How often do you find that you stay online longer than you intended?	0 Not Applicable	1 Rarely	2 Occasionally	3 Frequently	4 Often	5 Always
(2) How often do you neglect household chores to spend more time online?	0 Not Applicable	1 Rarely	2 Occasionally	3 Frequently	4 Often	5 Always
(3) How often do you prefer the excitement of the Internet to intimacy with your partner?	0 Not Applicable	1 Rarely	2 Occasionally	3 Frequently	4 Often	5 Always
(4) How often do you form new relationships with fellow online users?	0 Not Applicable	1 Rarely	2 Occasionally	3 Frequently	4 Often	5 Always
(5) How often do others in your life complain to you about the amount of time you spend online?	0 Not Applicable	1 Rarely	2 Occasionally	3 Frequently	4 Often	5 Always
(6) How often do your grades or school work suffer because of the amount of time you spend online?	0 Not Applicable	1 Rarely	2 Occasionally	3 Frequently	4 Often	5 Always
(7) How often do you check your email before something else that you need to do?	0 Not Applicable	1 Rarely	2 Occasionally	3 Frequently	4 Often	5 Always
(8) How often does your job performance or productivity suffer because of the Internet?	0 Not Applicable	1 Rarely	2 Occasionally	3 Frequently	4 Often	5 Always
(9) How often do you become defensive or secretive when anyone asks you what you do online?	0 Not Applicable	1 Rarely	2 Occasionally	3 Frequently	4 Often	5 Always
(10) How often do you block out disturbing thoughts about your life with soothing thoughts of the Internet?	0 Not Applicable	1 Rarely	2 Occasionally	3 Frequently	4 Often	5 Always
(11) How often do you find yourself anticipating when you will go online again?	0 Not Applicable	1 Rarely	2 Occasionally	3 Frequently	4 Often	5 Always
(12) How often do you fear that life without the Internet would be boring, empty, and joyless?	0 Not Applicable	1 Rarely	2 Occasionally	3 Frequently	4 Often	5 Always
(13) How often do you snap, yell, or act annoyed if someone bothers you while you are online?	0 Not Applicable	1 Rarely	2 Occasionally	3 Frequently	4 Often	5 Always
(14) How often do you lose sleep due to being online?	0 Not Applicable	1 Rarely	2 Occasionally	3 Frequently	4 Often	5 Always
(15) How often do you feel preoccupied with the Internet when off-line, or fantasize about being online?	0 Not Applicable	1 Rarely	2 Occasionally	3 Frequently	4 Often	5 Always
(16) How often do you find yourself saying "just a few more minutes" when online?	0 Not Applicable	1 Rarely	2 Occasionally	3 Frequently	4 Often	5 Always
(17) How often do you try to cut down the amount of time you spend online and fail?	0 Not Applicable	1 Rarely	2 Occasionally	3 Frequently	4 Often	5 Always
(18) How often do you try to hide how long you've been online?	0 Not Applicable	1 Rarely	2 Occasionally	3 Frequently	4 Often	5 Always
(19) How often do you choose to spend more time online over going out with others?	0 Not Applicable	1 Rarely	2 Occasionally	3 Frequently	4 Often	5 Always
(20) How often do you feel depressed, moody, or nervous when you are off-line, which goes away once you are back online?	0 Not Applicable	1 Rarely	2 Occasionally	3 Frequently	4 Often	5 Always

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