Do you feel preoccupied with the I (think about previous on-liivity or anticipate on-line ssion)?
Do you feel the o u the I with increasing amounts of time in order to achieve satisfa?
Have you repeatedly made unsuccessful efforts to trol, cut back, or stop I u?
Do you feel restless, moody, depresd, or irritable when attempting to cut down or stop I u?
Do you stay on-line lohan inally intended?
Have you jeopardized or risked the loss of signifit relationship, job, educational or career opportunity becau of the I?
Have you lied to family members, therapist, or others to ceal the extent of involvement with the I?
Do you u the I as a way of esg from problems or of relieving a dysphonic mood (e.g., feelings of helplessness, guilt, ay, and depression)?
Respos who answered “yes” to five or more of the criteria were classified as addicted I urs (Depes) and the remainders were classified as normal I urs (Non-Depes) for the purpos of this study. The cut off score of “five” was sistent with the number of criteria ud for Pathological Gambling. Additionally, there are prently ten criteria for Pathological Gambling, although two were not ud for this adaptation as they were viewed non-applicable to I usage. Therefore, meeting five of eight rather than ten criteria was hypothesized to be a slightly morous cut off score to differentiate normal from addictive I u. It should be hat while this scale provides a workable measure of I addi, further study is o determis struct validity and ical utility. It should also be hat the term I is ud to denote all types of on-liivity.
Do you feel preoccupied with the I (think about previous on-liivity or anticipate on-line ssion)?
Do you feel the o u the I with increasing amounts of time in order to achieve satisfa?
Have you repeatedly made unsuccessful efforts to trol, cut back, or stop I u?
Do you feel restless, moody, depresd, or irritable when attempting to cut down or stop I u?
Do you stay on-line lohan inally intended?
Have you jeopardized or risked the loss of signifit relationship, job, educational or career opportunity becau of the I?
Have you lied to family members, therapist, or others to ceal the extent of involvement with the I?