Problematic Social Media Use Scale Test - the question form
Questions: 15 · 3 minutes
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1. I prefer communicating on social media to communicating face to face.
1 - Strongly disagree
2 - Disagree
3 - Somewhat disagree
4 - Neutral
5 - Somewhat agree
6 - Agree
7 - Strongly agree
2. Communicating on social media is more comfortable for me than communicating in real life.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Neutral
5 – Somewhat agree
6 – Agree
7 – Strongly agree
3. I prefer to communicate with people on social media rather than in real life.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Neutral
5 – Somewhat agree
6 – Agree
7 – Strongly agree
4. I used social media to talk to someone when I felt lonely.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Neutral
5 – Somewhat agree
6 – Agree
7 – Strongly agree
5. I used social media to feel better when I was feeling bad.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Neutral
5 – Somewhat agree
6 – Agree
7 – Strongly agree
6. I used social media to feel better when I was upset.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Neutral
5 – Somewhat agree
6 – Agree
7 – Strongly agree
7. If I have not logged on to social media for a while, I start having persistent thoughts that I need to check it.
1 – Completely disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Neutral
5 – Somewhat agree
6 – Agree
7 – Completely agree
8. If I lost access to social media, I would not know what to do.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Neutral
5 – Somewhat agree
6 – Agree
7 – Strongly agree
9. I am preoccupied with intrusive thoughts about needing to check social media, even when I am not online.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Neutral
5 – Somewhat agree
6 – Agree
7 – Strongly agree
10. I find it difficult to control how much time I spend on social media.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Neutral
5 – Somewhat agree
6 – Agree
7 – Strongly agree
11. I find it difficult to control how much time I spend on social media.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Neutral
5 – Somewhat agree
6 – Agree
7 – Strongly agree
12. I find it hard to resist an overwhelming urge to check social media when I am busy with something offline.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Neutral
5 – Somewhat agree
6 – Agree
7 – Strongly agree
13. Social media has made my life more difficult.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Neutral
5 – Somewhat agree
6 – Agree
7 – Strongly agree
14. Because I spent a lot of time on social media, I neglected my social life and other activities.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Neutral
5 – Somewhat agree
6 – Agree
7 – Strongly agree
15. Using social media has caused problems in my life.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Neutral
5 – Somewhat agree
6 – Agree
7 – Strongly agree
1. I prefer communicating on social media to communicating face to face.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Neutral
5 – Somewhat agree
6 – Agree
7 – Strongly agree
2. Communicating on social media is more comfortable for me than communicating in real life.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Neutral
5 – Somewhat agree
6 – Agree
7 – Strongly agree
3. I prefer to communicate with people on social media rather than in real life.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Neutral
5 – Somewhat agree
6 – Agree
7 – Strongly agree
4. I used social media to talk to someone when I felt lonely.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Neutral
5 – Somewhat agree
6 – Agree
7 – Strongly agree
5. I used social media to feel better when I was feeling bad.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Neutral
5 – Somewhat agree
6 – Agree
7 – Strongly agree
6. I went on social media to feel better when I was upset.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Neutral
5 – Somewhat agree
6 – Agree
7 – Strongly agree
7. If I do not log in to social media for a while, I start to have persistent thoughts that I should log in.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Neutral
5 – Somewhat agree
6 – Agree
7 – Strongly agree
8. If I lost access to social media, I would not know what to do.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Neutral
5 – Somewhat agree
6 – Agree
7 – Strongly agree
9. I am preoccupied with intrusive thoughts about needing to check social media, even when I am not online.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Neutral
5 – Somewhat agree
6 – Agree
7 – Strongly agree
10. I find it difficult to control how much time I spend on social media.
Strongly disagree
Disagree
Somewhat disagree
Neutral
Somewhat agree
Agree
Strongly agree
11. I find it difficult to control how much time I spend on social media.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Neutral
5 – Somewhat agree
6 – Agree
7 – Strongly agree
12. I find it hard to resist the overwhelming urge to check social media when I am doing something offline.
1 – Completely disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Neutral
5 – Somewhat agree
6 – Agree
7 – Completely agree
13. Social media has made my life more difficult.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Neutral
5 – Somewhat agree
6 – Agree
7 – Strongly agree
14. Because I spent a lot of time on social media, I neglected my social life and various activities.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Neutral
5 – Somewhat agree
6 – Agree
7 – Strongly agree
15. Using social media has led to problems in my life.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Neither agree nor disagree
5 – Somewhat agree
6 – Agree
7 – Strongly agree