Social Media Addiction Assessment

HOW MANY SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS DO YOU HAVE THAT YOU USE REGULARLY?

I have 5-8 social media accounts

I have 1/2 accounts that I use

I have 3-4 accounts I use

I have more than 8 social media accounts

HOW FREQUENTLY DO YOU CHECK YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS?

Hourly

Every few minutes

Every few hours, or when I need to use it

Every 15-30 Minutes

HOW OFTEN IS SOCIAL MEDIA THE FIRST THING YOU SCROLL THROUGH IN THE MORNING?

I never check social media first thing in the morning

I often check social media first thing in the morning

Its always the first thing I check in the morning

I sometimes check social media first thing

HOW LIKELY ARE YOU TO BE SCROLLING ON SOCIAL MEDIA WHEN YOU SHOULD BE DOING SOMETHING ELSE (GETTING OUT OF BED IN THE MORNING, SLEEPING, WORKING, GETTING READY FOR WORK ETC)?

Fairly likely

I’m never on social media when I’m supposed to be doing something else

Very likely

Not very likely

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CHECKED SOCIAL MEDIA?

I’ve checked it today, but a while ago

I checked it just before starting the quiz

I’ve actually checked it while doing this quiz

I’ve checked it in the last hour or so

HOW IS YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA USE COMPARED TO, SAY, SIX MONTHS AGO?

My use of social media is about the same

My use of social media is escalating out of control

My use of social media is slowly and steadily increasing

My use of social media has gone down in the last six months

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ACCUSED OF BEING ‘OBSESSED’ WITH SOCIAL MEDIA? HOW OFTEN?

Yes, fairly often

I’ve never been accused of this

All the time!

Now and again

HOW OFTEN DO YOU NOTICE YOUR MOOD DETERIORATING AFTER YOU’VE USED SOCIAL MEDIA?

Fairly often, I feel like it makes me feel down more often than uplifted.

Never. My use of social media always improves, or has a neutral effect, on my mood.

All the time. I doesn’t make me feel good about myself.

Sometimes, sometimes it’s great, other times it depresses me.

TO WHAT EXTENT DO YOU WANT TO REDUCE YOUR TIME ON SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT ARE FINDING YOURSELF UNABLE TO CUT DOWN?

Not at all. I don’t want to cut down. I’m happy with my use of social media

A lot! I just can’t seem to stop.

Quite a bit. I find it hard spending less time on it, even when I want to.

A little bit, I manage to scroll less some times – but then not others.

Social Media Addiction Assessment

You have a HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP with social media – well done!

Congratulations!

Psychologists estimate that as many as 5 to 10% of Americans meet the criteria for social media addiction today. But luckily, that’s not you! Not checking social media every few minutes doesn’t make you feel anxious, as you prefer to live ‘in the moment’ rather than through your apps. You use social media to your advantage, at work and to connect with friends and family, but you know when to put it away.

Keep it up!

Oh dear….you really do seem ADDICTED to social media

You NEED to get a grip on your social media habits!

Scrolling through social media is your number one past time – you’re never off the .gram, or TikTok, or Twitter or… (insert your favourite platform here). You spend an excessive amount of your day on social media, feeling that if something isn’t recorded and posted on one of your accounts it didn’t really happen. Sleep, eating, work, even your relationships, are all suffering as a result.

Did you know that, in a famous study from Denmark, adults who spent a week off social media felt much happier with their lives? They also reported an increase in real-world social activity and were significantly less angry and lonely than those who stayed on social media.

It’s time to take your social media addiction seriously and embark on a digital detox.