Chen's Internet Addiction Scale, CIAS Test - the question form
Questions: 26 · 5 minutes
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1. People have told me more than once that I spend too much time on the Internet.
1 – Not at all applicable
2 – Slightly applicable
3 – Partially applicable
4 – Completely applicable
2. I feel uncomfortable when I have not been on the Internet for a certain period of time.
1 - Not at all true
2 - Slightly true
3 - Somewhat true
4 - Completely true
3. I notice that I am spending more and more time online.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Slightly applies
3 – Somewhat applies
4 – Completely applies
4. I feel anxious and irritable when the Internet is disconnected or unavailable.
1 – Not applicable at all
2 – Slightly applicable
3 – Partially applicable
4 – Completely applicable
5. I feel energized when I am online, even if I was tired beforehand.
1 – Not true at all
2 – Slightly true
3 – Partly true
4 – Completely true
6. I stay online longer than I intended, even when I planned to be online only briefly.
1 – Not at all true
2 – Slightly true
3 – Somewhat true
4 – Completely true
7. Even though my Internet use negatively affects my relationships with others, the amount of time I spend on the Internet remains unchanged.
1 – Not at all applicable
2 – Slightly applicable
3 – Partially applicable
4 – Completely applicable
8. I slept less than four hours several times because I stayed online.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Applies slightly
3 – Partly applies
4 – Fully applies
9. Over the past 6 months (or over the past year), I have been spending much more time online.
1 – Not at all true
2 – Slightly true
3 – Somewhat true
4 – Completely true
10. I feel anxious or upset if I have to stop using the Internet for a period of time.
1 – Not at all applicable
2 – Slightly applicable
3 – Partially applicable
4 – Completely applicable
11. I have been unable to resist the urge to go online.
1 – Not at all applicable
2 – Slightly applicable
3 – Partially applicable
4 – Fully applicable
12. I find that I go online instead of meeting friends in person.
1 – Not at all applicable
2 – Slightly applicable
3 – Partially applicable
4 – Completely applicable
13. I have back pain or other physical discomfort after being on the Internet.
1 – Does not describe me at all
2 – Describes me slightly
3 – Describes me somewhat
4 – Describes me completely
14. The thought of going online is the first thing that comes to mind when I wake up in the morning.
1 – Does not apply to me at all
2 – Applies to me slightly
3 – Applies to me somewhat
4 – Applies to me completely
15. My Internet use has caused me problems at school or at work.
1 – Not true for me at all
2 – Slightly true for me
3 – Partly true for me
4 – Completely true for me
16. When I am online for a period of time, I feel that I am missing out on something.
1 – Not at all true
2 – Slightly true
3 – Somewhat true
4 – Completely true
17. My communication with family members has decreased because of my Internet use.
1 – Not true at all
2 – Slightly true
3 – Somewhat true
4 – Completely true
18. I spend less time relaxing because of my Internet use.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Slightly applies
3 – Somewhat applies
4 – Completely applies
19. Even after going offline when I have finished my work, I cannot resist the urge to go online again.
1 – Not at all applicable
2 – Slightly applicable
3 – Partially applicable
4 – Completely applicable
20. Life would feel joyless without the Internet.
1 – Not at all true
2 – Slightly true
3 – Somewhat true
4 – Completely true
21. My physical health has been negatively affected by being on the Internet.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Slightly applies
3 – Partially applies
4 – Completely applies
22. I have tried to spend less time on the Internet, but I have not succeeded.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Slightly applies
3 – Partly applies
4 – Completely applies
23. It has become normal for me to sleep less in order to spend more time on the Internet.
1 – Not at all true
2 – Slightly true
3 – Somewhat true
4 – Completely true
24. I need to spend increasing amounts of time on the Internet to achieve the same satisfaction as before.
1 - Not at all true
2 - Slightly true
3 - Somewhat true
4 - Completely true
25. Sometimes I do not manage to eat at the proper time because I am on the Internet.
1 – Not true at all
2 – Slightly true
3 – Partly true
4 – Completely true
26. I feel tired during the day because I stayed up late on the Internet.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Slightly applies
3 – Somewhat applies
4 – Completely applies
1. I have been told more than once that I spend too much time on the Internet.
1 - Does not apply at all
2 - Slightly applies
3 - Partly applies
4 - Completely applies
2. I feel uncomfortable when I am not on the Internet for a certain period of time.
1 – Not at all applicable
2 – Slightly applicable
3 – Partially applicable
4 – Fully applicable
3. I notice that I spend more and more time online.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Applies slightly
3 – Applies partly
4 – Applies completely
4. I feel anxious and irritable when the Internet is disconnected or unavailable.
1 - Not at all true for me
2 - Slightly true for me
3 - Partly true for me
4 - Completely true for me
5. I feel energized when I am online, even if I was tired beforehand.
1 – Not applicable at all
2 – Slightly applicable
3 – Partially applicable
4 – Completely applicable
6. I stay online longer than I intended, even though I planned to be online only briefly.
1 – Not at all true
2 – Slightly true
3 – Partly true
4 – Completely true
7. Even though my Internet use negatively affects my relationships with other people, the amount of time I spend on the Internet remains unchanged.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Applies slightly
3 – Applies somewhat
4 – Applies completely
8. On several occasions, I slept less than four hours because I stayed online.
1 – Not at all true
2 – Slightly true
3 – Somewhat true
4 – Very true
9. Over the past 6 months (or over the past year), I have been spending much more time online.
1 – Not at all true
2 – Slightly true
3 – Somewhat true
4 – Completely true
10. I feel distressed or upset when I have to stop using the Internet for a period of time.
1 – Not at all applicable
2 – Slightly applicable
3 – Partially applicable
4 – Completely applicable
11. I cannot resist the urge to go online.
1 – Not at all true
2 – Slightly true
3 – Partly true
4 – Completely true
12. I notice that I go online instead of meeting friends in person.
1 – Not true at all for me
2 – Slightly true for me
3 – Partly true for me
4 – Completely true for me
13. I have back pain or other physical discomfort after being on the Internet.
1 – Not at all true
2 – Slightly true
3 – Somewhat true
4 – Completely true
14. Thinking about going online is the first thing that comes to mind when I wake up in the morning.
1 – Not at all true
2 – Slightly true
3 – Somewhat true
4 – Completely true
15. My Internet use has caused me problems at school or at work.
1 – Not at all true
2 – Slightly true
3 – Partly true
4 – Completely true
16. When I have been online for a period of time, I feel that I am missing out on something.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Slightly applies
3 – Partly applies
4 – Completely applies
17. My communication with family members has decreased because of my Internet use.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Slightly applies
3 – Partly applies
4 – Completely applies
18. I spend less time resting because of my Internet use.
1 – Not at all applicable
2 – Slightly applicable
3 – Partially applicable
4 – Completely applicable
19. Even after going offline when I have finished what I needed to do, I cannot resist the urge to go online again.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Slightly applies
3 – Partly applies
4 – Completely applies
20. Life would be joyless without the Internet.
1 - Does not describe me at all
2 - Describes me slightly
3 - Describes me somewhat
4 - Describes me completely
21. My physical well-being has been negatively affected by being on the Internet.
1 – Not at all true
2 – Slightly true
3 – Somewhat true
4 – Completely true
22. I have tried to spend less time on the Internet, but without success.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Slightly applies
3 – Somewhat applies
4 – Completely applies
23. It has become common for me to sleep less in order to spend more time on the Internet.
1 – Not true at all
2 – Slightly true
3 – Somewhat true
4 – Completely true
24. I need to spend more and more time on the Internet to get the same satisfaction as before.
1 – Does not apply to me at all
2 – Slightly applies to me
3 – Partly applies to me
4 – Completely applies to me
25. Sometimes I do not manage to eat at the usual time because I am on the Internet.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Applies slightly
3 – Applies partly
4 – Applies completely
26. I feel tired during the day because I stayed up late on the Internet.
1 – Not at all applicable
2 – Slightly applicable
3 – Partially applicable
4 – Completely applicable