Children's Internet Addiction Test
How the Scales are Structured
Who Usually Takes This Test?
See How You Compare
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Example Questions From the Test
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Children's Internet Addiction Test - Symptoms and Signs
This brief screening measure helps estimate a child’s degree of problematic internet use and related functional impact. The Children’s Internet Addiction Test is commonly used to support conversations with caregivers and to guide decisions about whether further evaluation is indicated.
The instrument consists of 20 items and takes about 4 minutes to complete. Items typically ask about patterns of online use, difficulty limiting time online, emotional or behavioral changes when access is restricted, and interference with school, family, or offline activities.
In clinical or school settings, the Children’s Internet Addiction Test may be administered to a caregiver as an informant report and used for initial screening and follow-up monitoring over time. If authorship is cited, it is often attributed to Kimberly S. Young.