Test for Detecting Computer Addiction - the question form
Questions: 48 · 9 minutes
1. How often do you catch yourself saying, “Just a couple more minutes…” while using the computer?
Never
Rarely
Often
Very often
Always
2. How often have you neglected household responsibilities, schoolwork, appointments, or commitments in order to spend more time on the computer?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
3. How often do you sign up for and take part in forums, chats, or social networks?
1 - Never
2 - Rarely
3 - Often
4 - Very often
5 - Always
4. How often do you meet new people online or at computer gaming centers?
1 - Never
2 - Rarely
3 - Often
4 - Very often
5 - Always
5. How often do you feel more successful, more interesting, or more resourceful when you are using a computer?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
6. How often do you check email before starting work or studying on the computer?
1 - Never
2 - Rarely
3 - Often
4 - Very often
5 - Always
7. How often do you discuss what computers can do with people you know, or try to learn more about computer technology?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
8. How often do you avoid talking about or hide what you have been doing online when someone asks you?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
9. How often does working on a computer help you forget about unpleasant things?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
10. Do you feel pleasant anticipation about going online?
1 - Never
2 - Rarely
3 - Often
4 - Very often
5 - Always
11. How often do you stay at the computer so long that you do not have time to wash, eat, or get enough sleep?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
12. How often do you feel irritated if something interrupts you while you are playing a computer game?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
13. How often do you deliberately start playing a game or browsing the Internet to cope with unpleasant thoughts or stress?
1 - Never
2 - Rarely
3 - Often
4 - Very often
5 - Always
14. Do you ever feel preoccupied with the Internet when you are not online, or imagine what you will do when you go online?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
15. How often do you find that you stay at the computer longer than you intended?
1 - Never
2 - Rarely
3 - Often
4 - Very often
5 - Always
16. How often do you have headaches or pain in your hands or wrists, or dryness of the eyes?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
17. How often do you try to hide how much time you spend online?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
18. How often do you play computer role-playing games?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
19. How often do you feel down, in a low mood, or nervous, which soon goes away once you start doing something on the computer?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
20. How often do computer games feel truly absorbing, like real-life events?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
21. How often do you notice that you work better on your own computer than on someone else’s?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
22. How often do you drink or eat something while using the computer?
Never
Rarely
Often
Very often
Always
23. Do you think about computer games in advance, often recall previous stages of the game, and anticipate the next ones?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
24. How often do you go online, play computer games, or use a computer to occupy your free time?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
25. How often do you lose sleep because you stay on the Internet late?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
26. How often do you argue with acquaintances via messaging on social media or by email?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
27. How often do you prefer entertainment on the Internet to spending time with friends or family?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
28. Do you feel that shopping online is more cost-effective?
Never
Rarely
Often
Very often
Always
29. Do you often refer to your computer by a nickname or "talk to" it to make it work faster or better?
1 - Never
2 - Rarely
3 - Often
4 - Very often
5 - Always
30. How often do people not know basic computer terms (e.g., Skype, real, web surfing, etc.)?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
31. How often do people you know complain that you are constantly on the computer?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
32. How often do you think that hackers and programmers are very unusual and interesting people?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
33. How often do you feel irritated by a slow Internet connection, when the computer freezes, or when a program malfunctions?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
34. Before doing school or work tasks, how often do you try to play computer games enough or do everything most important on social media first?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
35. How often do you want to have a more powerful computer?
1 - Never
2 - Rarely
3 - Often
4 - Very often
5 - Always
36. How often do you choose the computer instead of watching television?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
37. How often do you feel that the Internet or computer games allow you to express yourself most fully and freely, and to fulfill your potential?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
38. How often do you lie about yourself on the Internet?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
39. How often do you prefer communicating online rather than meeting people in person?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
40. How often do you try unsuccessfully to reduce the amount of time you spend on the computer?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
41. How often do you think about using computer games or the Internet to achieve your "life goals"?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
42. How often do you think about choosing a career that involves working on a computer?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
43. How often does your studying (work) suffer because of the Internet or computer use?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
44. How often do you find that, in the modern world, a computer is needed everywhere for work and leisure to be fully adequate?
Never
Rarely
Often
Very often
Always
45. How often do you think that life without a computer would be boring, empty, and uninteresting?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
46. How often do others not understand how important it is for you to finish what you have started on the computer?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
47. How often do you interrupt a chat or avoid starting online communication with people you are not interested in?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always
48. How often does using a computer help you demonstrate your abilities at work or in your studies?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Very often
5 – Always