YouTube Addiction Quiz

I stop or change what I am doing, and the pattern does not continue.

I have continued once or twice before adjusting my viewing.

I sometimes keep watching even though I expect to feel worse.

I regularly continue despite a clear and substantial worsening of my wellbeing.

I keep it from competing with our time together.

I occasionally become distracted but put it away when I notice.

I often keep watching despite requests for my attention.

My viewing has repeatedly caused major conflict, concealment, or withdrawal from the relationship.

My use has matched my intentions, so I have not needed to reduce it.

I made a small adjustment and maintained it without much difficulty.

I made several attempts, but the changes lasted only briefly.

I have repeatedly tried to cut back and felt unable to maintain any limit.

I switch activities without meaningful distress.

I feel briefly disappointed but move on.

I become noticeably restless or irritable and keep trying to access it.

I experience intense agitation or distress that disrupts what I need to do.

It has not displaced activities that matter to me.

I occasionally choose YouTube instead but still maintain those activities.

I frequently skip or shorten valued activities to keep watching.

I have largely stopped at least one valued activity because YouTube has taken its place.

Never or almost never.

About once or twice a month.

Several times a week.

Many times a day, often interrupting what I meant to do.

I do not feel a need to hide or misrepresent my viewing time.

I have occasionally downplayed it because I felt embarrassed.

I often minimize the amount when someone asks because I am concerned about it.

I deliberately lie, hide viewing, or erase evidence because the pattern feels unmanageable or has caused conflict.

It has not interfered with these responsibilities.

It has caused an occasional minor delay that I corrected.

It has repeatedly led me to rush, postpone, or miss ordinary responsibilities.

It has contributed to a serious consequence, such as a major missed deadline, formal warning, or lost opportunity.

I generally stop at or before the planned time.

I occasionally continue for one or two extra videos.

I often continue for 30-60 minutes beyond my plan.

I repeatedly continue for hours despite deciding that I need to stop.

I generally feel comfortable with how I chose to spend the time.

I occasionally regret watching longer than intended.

I often feel guilty, discouraged, or frustrated with myself afterward.

I repeatedly experience intense shame or emotional distress afterward, yet return to the same pattern.

It has not delayed my sleep or reduced my rest.

It has occasionally kept me up a little later than intended.

It has caused repeated late nights or noticeable daytime tiredness.

It has regularly caused major sleep loss that interferes with functioning, yet I continue watching late.

No; I limit viewing to situations where it does not compete with safety.

I have briefly checked it while stationary in a place where I could safely pause before moving.

I have watched while walking near traffic, cooking with active heat, or doing another task where distraction could cause harm.

I have watched while driving, operating machinery, or in connection with an injury or near miss.

I stop at the time I intended and go to sleep.

On some nights I watch one extra video before stopping.

I often lose at least another half hour before putting the device down.

I repeatedly keep watching until I lose substantial sleep, despite expecting consequences the next day.

I leave it until a time I have chosen for viewing.

I feel curious but usually return to the task after a brief check.

I find it hard to concentrate until I watch some of the suggested content.

I feel driven to open it and regularly abandon what I intended to do.

I use a range of responses, and YouTube is not my default.

It is one of several options I sometimes choose.

It is usually the first thing I turn to.

It feels like my only workable response, and I struggle to cope without it.