INTERNET ADDICTION TEST
Name______________________________ Age: Gender: Date:
The following questionnaire consists of 20 statements. After listening to the statement carefully,
based upon the 5-point Likert scale, please select the response (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5) which best
describes you. On the low side, 0 indicates the statement is Not Applicable to your life, 1 indicates
that the statement is something that you rarely engage in, 2 indicates that the statement is
something that you occasionally engage in, 3 indicates that the statement is something you
frequently engage in, 4 indicates that the statement is something you often engage in, and 5
indicates that the statement is something that you always engage in. If two choices seem to apply
equally well, encircle the choice that best represents how you are most of the time during the past
month. Be sure to read all the statements carefully before making your choice. The statements
refer to offline situations or actions unless otherwise specified.
0 = Not Applicable
1 = Rarely
2 = Occasionally
3 = Frequently
4 = Often
5 = Always
Question Scale
1 How often do you find that you stay online longer than you intended? 1 2 3 4 5 0
2 How often do you neglect household chores to spend more time 1 2 3 4 5 0
online?
3 How often do you prefer the excitement of the Internet to intimacy 1 2 3 4 5 0
with your partner?
4 How often do you form new relationships with fellow online users? 1 2 3 4 5 0
5 How often do others in your life complain to you about the amount of 1 2 3 4 5 0
time you spend online?
6 How often do your grades or schoolwork suffer because of the amount 1 2 3 4 5 0
of time you spend online?
7 How often do you check your email before doing something else that 1 2 3 4 5 0
you need to do?
8 How often does your job performance or productivity suffer because 1 2 3 4 5 0
of the Internet?
9 How often do you become defensive or secretive when anyone asks 1 2 3 4 5 0
you what you do online?
10 How often do you block out disturbing thoughts about your life with 1 2 3 4 5 0
soothing thoughts of the Internet?
11 How often do you find yourself anticipating when you will go online 1 2 3 4 5 0
again?
12 How often do you fear that life without the Internet would be boring, 1 2 3 4 5 0
empty, and joyless?
13 How often do you snap, yell, or act annoyed if someone bothers you 1 2 3 4 5 0
while you are online?
14 How often do you lose sleep due to late-night log-ins? 1 2 3 4 5 0
15 How often do you feel preoccupied with the Internet when offline, or 1 2 3 4 5 0
fantasizing about being online?
16 How often do you find yourself saying “just a few more minutes” when 1 2 3 4 5 0
online?
17 How often do you try to cut down the amount of time you spend online 1 2 3 4 5 0
and fail?
18 How often do you try to hide how long you’ve been on-line? 1 2 3 4 5 0
19 How often do you choose to spend more time on-line over going out 1 2 3 4 5 0
with others?
20 How often do you feel depressed, moody or nervous when you are off- 1 2 3 4 5 0
line, which goes away once you are back on-line?
