Problematic Internet Usage

Information/Description

In this survey, we want to assess the status of problematic internet usage among the users of SafeSpace.

What’s your gender?

Male

Female

Which age group do you belong in?

Under 12

12-15

16-18

19-24

25-35

36-50

Above 50

Where are you from?

What is the highest education level you have attained?

Elementary School

Middle School

High School

Bachelor

Master and/or Doctorate

In the following you will read statements about your Internet use. Please indicate on a scale from Always or Almost always to Never how much these statements characterize you. While answering the questions, please consider your internet usage outside the work settings and purposes.

Questions	Always or Almost always	Often	Sometimes	Rarely	Never
How often do you feel tense, irritated, or stressed if you cannot use the internet for as long as you want to?	Always or Almost always	Often	Sometimes	Rarely	Never
How often does it happen to you that you feel depressed, moody, or nervous when you are not on the internet and these feelings stop once you are back online?	Always or Almost always	Often	Sometimes	Rarely	Never
How often do you spend time online when you would rather sleep?	Always or Almost always	Often	Sometimes	Rarely	Never
How often do people in your life complain about you spending too much time online?	Always or Almost always	Often	Sometimes	Rarely	Never
How often does it happen to you that you wish to decrease the amount of time spend online but you do not succeed?	Always or Almost always	Often	Sometimes	Rarely	Never
How often do you try to conceal the amount of time you spend online?	Always or Almost always	Often	Sometimes	Rarely	Never

How do you think others feel about their relationship with social media?

They are happy with it

They are somewhat happy with it

They are somewhat unhappy with it

They are unhappy with it.

Which of the following do you consider helpful for a healthy relationship with social media?

Tools for self-management, e.g. timer, reminder, muting notification, and blocking certain contacts and apps.

Tools for groups, e.g. enabling showing status, autoreply, chat limits, work reminders

Soft skills, e.g. ability to manage others’ expectations, resist temptation and manage anger

None of the above

Have you ever experienced positive or negative strong feelings due to your online engagements? Can you describe your feelings and some specific instance of experiencing them?

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