Social Media Addiction Quiz
While this is not a diagnostic tool, it can help you assess whether or not social media is becoming an unhealthy part of your child's life (or your own!) and if you might need the help of a professional to transition your child to more enriching activities in real life.
(Scoring Instructions: 1=rarely or never; 2= sometimes; 3=often or regularly)
___1. Do you find that you stay online longer than you intended?
___2. Do you prefer the excitement of social media to hanging out with your family?
___3. Do you neglect household chores to spend more time online?
___4. Does your school work suffer because of the amount of time you spend online?
___5. Do you form new relationships with others online?
___6. Do others in your life complain to you about the amount of time you spend online?
___7. Do you become defensive or secretive when anyone asks you what you do online?
___9. Do you check your social media before something else that you need to do?
___10. Do you snap, yell, or act annoyed if someone bothers you while you are online?
___11. Do you find yourself anxiously anticipating when you will go online again?
___12. Do you block out disturbing thoughts about your life with soothing thoughts of getting online?
___13. Do you fear that life without the Internet would be boring, empty, or joyless?
___14. Do you find yourself saying "just a few more minutes" when online?
___15. Do you feel preoccupied with the Internet when off-line, or fantasize about being online?
___16. Do you lose sleep due to being online late at night?
___17. Do you try to hide how long you've been online?
___18. Would you choose to spend more time online over hanging out with friends IRL (in real life)?
___19. Have you tried to cut down the amount of time you spend online and failed?
___20. Do you feel depressed, moody, or nervous when you are off-line, which goes away once you are back online?
ADD UP YOUR SCORES:
If you scored... 30 & up, then...addiction likely
If you scored... 20 – 29, then…addiction possible
If you scored... 15 - 19, then…borderline addiction
If you scored... 0 - 14, then…no addiction
(Scoring Instructions: 1=rarely or never; 2= sometimes; 3=often or regularly)
___1. Do you find that you stay online longer than you intended?
___2. Do you prefer the excitement of social media to hanging out with your family?
___3. Do you neglect household chores to spend more time online?
___4. Does your school work suffer because of the amount of time you spend online?
___5. Do you form new relationships with others online?
___6. Do others in your life complain to you about the amount of time you spend online?
___7. Do you become defensive or secretive when anyone asks you what you do online?
___9. Do you check your social media before something else that you need to do?
___10. Do you snap, yell, or act annoyed if someone bothers you while you are online?
___11. Do you find yourself anxiously anticipating when you will go online again?
___12. Do you block out disturbing thoughts about your life with soothing thoughts of getting online?
___13. Do you fear that life without the Internet would be boring, empty, or joyless?
___14. Do you find yourself saying "just a few more minutes" when online?
___15. Do you feel preoccupied with the Internet when off-line, or fantasize about being online?
___16. Do you lose sleep due to being online late at night?
___17. Do you try to hide how long you've been online?
___18. Would you choose to spend more time online over hanging out with friends IRL (in real life)?
___19. Have you tried to cut down the amount of time you spend online and failed?
___20. Do you feel depressed, moody, or nervous when you are off-line, which goes away once you are back online?
ADD UP YOUR SCORES:
If you scored... 30 & up, then...addiction likely
If you scored... 20 – 29, then…addiction possible
If you scored... 15 - 19, then…borderline addiction
If you scored... 0 - 14, then…no addiction
