According to the Internet Addiction Activity in my Health/Wellness course… I am not an Internet addict. I scored 28 on the following survey.
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Score the following on a scale of 1 – 5 (1 is rarely/never and 5 is always).
1. How often do you find that you stay online longer than you intended?
2. How often do you neglect household chores to spend more time online?
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 online users?
5. How often do others in your life complain to you about the amount of time you spend online?
6. How often do your grades or school work suffer because of the amount of time you spend online?
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 else asks you what you do online?
10. How often do you block out disturbing thoughts about your life with soothing thoughts about the Internet?
11. How often do you find yourself anticipating when you will go online 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 online?
14. How often do you lose sleep to late-night log-ons?
15. How often do you feel preoccupied with the Internet when off-line, or fantasize about being online?
16. How often do you find yourself saying “just a few more minutes” when online?
17. How often do you try to cut down the amount of time you spend online and fail?
18. How often do you try to hide how long you’ve been online?
19. How often do you choose to spend more time online 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 online?
The higher your score, the greater your level of addiction and the problems your Internet usage causes.
20-49 points: You are an average Internet user. You may surf the Web a bit too long at times, but you have control over your usage.
50-79 points: You are experiencing occasional or frequent problems because of the Internet. You should consider the Internet’s full impact on your life.
80-100 points: Your Internet usage is causing significant problems in your life. You should evaluate the impact of the Internet on your life and address the problems directly caused by your Internet usage.
to take action.