Compulsive Internet Use Scale.

CIUS

What it measures

Compulsive internet use (loss of control, preoccupation, conflict, coping/mood modification, withdrawal symptoms)

Length and format

14 items. 5-point frequency (never-very often, 0-4); summed 0-56 (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Many languages incl. DE, ES, IT, ZH, AR, FA; broadly validated short forms

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

open with attribution

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Reference

Meerkerk, G. J., van den Eijnden, R. J., Vermulst, A. A., & Garretsen, H. F. (2009). The Compulsive Internet Use Scale (CIUS). CyberPsychology & Behavior, 12(1), 1-6.