Internet Addiction Test (IAT)

Today most people use the internet and many people have got addicted to the internet. There is the internet addiction test developed by Dr. Kimberly Young. This test will tell you how much you are addicted to the internet. It consists of 20 questions about your internet usage. Here are some samples. How often do you find that you stay on-line longer than you intended? How often do you fear that life without the Internet would be boring, empty, and joyless? How often do you feel depressed, moody, or nervous when you are off-line, which goes away once you are back on-line? Answer the questions and click the "calculate score" button. Then you can see your scores and results. At the bottom of the webpage, you can see other results according to different scores.

I tested myself, and the test’s result told me that I am a normal internet user. The test was very easy and interesting. I recommend that you take this test. If you know what kind of internet user you are, then you can control your usage of the internet and prevent being an internet addict. The internet is one of indispensable things in our lives. We use the internet for shopping, bill-paying, banking, searching information, watching world’s news, and so on. But we don’t have to be suffered by the internet. The internet is just a convenient tool that exists for us. If we use the internet moderately, our lives will become more pleasant.


Allen Koh AE2B