Introduction
This 18-question assessment explores internet and smartphone habits, including staying connected longer than planned, checking messages and choosing online activity over other things. It brings attention to control and everyday consequences rather than screen time alone.
Work, caring responsibilities and long-distance relationships can all require frequent device use. A useful account separates those demands from episodes that feel hard to interrupt or leave important tasks undone. The same number of hours can therefore describe quite different patterns.
If gaming is the main concern, compare the activities mentioned in the gaming and internet questionnaire. If online shopping is the concern, the shopping questionnaire asks more directly about buying. These tools organise different experiences; their scores are not interchangeable.
Instructions
Using this scale of 5 choices, answer how often the situations below apply to you and your use of computers or smartphones.
Scoring and result metrics
The result page reports a local screening score for this questionnaire. Use the score range, any subscale scores, and the interpretation band together rather than treating one number as a diagnosis.
- Score range
- 0-72
- Items scored
- 18
- Result indicators
- Total score / Interpretation band when available
Score interpretation bands
- 0-28Lower range
Scores under 29 are indicative of little or no internet addiction.
- 29-60Intermediate range
Scores in this range indicate increasing internet-related difficulty.
- 61-72Elevated range
Scores above 60 are indicative of likely internet addiction (causing significant problems in your life).
Interpretation bands summarize screening thresholds from the questionnaire source material. Higher scores usually indicate more of the measured concern unless the tool notes a different scoring rule.
Tool information
- Version
- 18 questions
- Administration
- Self-report
- Intended audience
- Older adolescents and adults reviewing whether internet use affects sleep, responsibilities, relationships, or emotional wellbeing
Sources
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