Internet Addiction Test.

IAT

What it measures

Problematic/compulsive internet use and its life consequences (salience, excessive use, neglect of duties, anticipation, lack of control)

Length and format

20 items. 5- or 6-point frequency; summed (20-100); bands for mild/moderate/severe (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Dozens of languages incl. ES, IT, FR, DE, ZH, AR, PT, FA, TR; the most-translated internet-addiction measure

Normative data

Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.

Licence

copyrighted - author permission

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Reference

Young, K. S. (1998). Internet addiction: The emergence of a new clinical disorder. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 1(3), 237-244.