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Social Network Addiction Scale

The document presents a social networking addiction scale survey with statements for respondents to rate their level of agreement on a scale from strongly disagree to strongly agree. The statements address concepts like salience, mood modification, tolerance, withdrawal, conflict, and relapse as they relate to social networking usage.

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Social Network Addiction Scale

The document presents a social networking addiction scale survey with statements for respondents to rate their level of agreement on a scale from strongly disagree to strongly agree. The statements address concepts like salience, mood modification, tolerance, withdrawal, conflict, and relapse as they relate to social networking usage.

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Social Networking Addiction Scale

M.G. Shahnawaz and Usama Rehman


Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with the following statements. Each statement has seven options for response ranging from
Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree as shown in the table below. Choose your response by putting (٧) tick mark in the appropriate number
given against the statement. The responses will be kept confidential. It is important that you answer honestly.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Strongly Disagree Disagree Somewhat Disagree Neither Agree nor Disagree Somewhat Agree Agree Strongly Agree

Salience:

Sl. No. Statements 1 2 3 4 5 6 7


1 While I work/study, my mind remains on social networking sites. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
2 I go to social networking sites instantly after waking up in the morning. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
3 I check for updates on social networking sites while studying/working 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
4 I check my social networking account before starting any task or activity. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Mood Modification:
5 I go to social networking sites whenever I am upset. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
6 Social networking helps me lift my mood. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
7 I feel relaxed whenever I am on social networking sites. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Tolerance:

8 These days I spend more and more time on social networking sites. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
9 When compared I spend more time on social networking sites now than I did in the past 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
10 I need to be on social networking sites for longer time than before to be satisfied. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Withdrawal:
11 I feel sad when I am unable to log in to social networking sites. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
12 I become irritable whenever I cannot log in to social networking sites. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
13 I feel frustrated when I cannot use social networking sites. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
14 I become restless when I do not get time for social networking. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Conflict:
15 I try to hide the time I spend on social networking. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
16 I need to lie to my parents and others when they ask about my social networking. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
17 I ignore my sleep because I have/want to be on social networking sites. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Relapse:
18 I have failed to cut down the time I spend on social networking sites. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
19 I have tried to stop using social networking sites, but have failed. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
20 I am unable to cut-down the time I spend on social networking sites. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
21 My repeated attempts to reduce the time I spend on social networking sites have failed. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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