Child Internet Addiction Test - the question form
Questions: 20 · 4 minutes
1. How often does your child exceed the time limits set by parents for using the Internet?
1 – Very rarely
2 – Sometimes
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
2. How often does the child neglect household responsibilities in order to spend more time online?
1 – Very rarely
2 – Sometimes
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
3. How often does your child prefer spending time online rather than spending time with the family?
1 – Very rarely
2 – Sometimes
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
4. How often does the child form new relationships with friends online?
Very rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often
Always
5. How often do parents complain about the amount of time the child spends online?
1 – Very rarely
2 – Sometimes
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
6. How often does the child's schoolwork suffer because of the amount of time spent online?
1 – Very rarely
2 – Sometimes
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
7. How often does the child check email before doing something else?
1 – Very rarely
2 – Sometimes
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
8. How often does the child prefer communicating online rather than communicating with people around them?
1 – Very rarely
2 – Sometimes
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
9. How often does the child not answer when asked what they are doing on the Internet?
1 - Very rarely
2 - Sometimes
3 - Often
4 - Very often
5 - Always
10. How often have the parents caught their child going online against their wishes?
1 - Very rarely
2 - Sometimes
3 - Often
4 - Very often
5 - Always
11. How often does your child spend time in their room playing on the computer?
1 – Very rarely
2 – Sometimes
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
12. How often does the child receive odd phone calls from new online "friends"?
Very rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often
Always
13. How often does the child snap, yell, or act irritated when interrupted about being online?
1 – Very rarely
2 – Sometimes
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
14. How often does the child seem more tired and worn out than when there was no Internet at home?
1 – Very rarely
2 – Sometimes
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
15. How often does your child seem preoccupied with getting back online when they are offline?
1 – Very rarely
2 – Sometimes
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
16. How often does your child become angry or upset when parents criticize the amount of time they spend online?
1 – Very rarely
2 – Sometimes
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
17. How often does the child prefer being online over their previous favorite activities, hobbies, or other interests?
Very rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often
Always
18. How often does your child become angry and aggressive when limits are placed on their time spent online?
1 – Very rarely
2 – Sometimes
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
19. How often does the child prefer spending time online rather than going out with friends?
Very rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often
Always
20. How often does the child feel low, depressed, or irritable when not online, and these feelings go away after returning online?
Very rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often
Always