1. During the past year, have you regularly found that you can’t think of anything else but the moment that you will be able to use social media again? NO
2. During the past year, have you regularly felt dissatisfied because you wanted to spend more time on social media? NO
3. During the past year, have you often felt bad when you could not use social media? NO
4. During the past year, have you tried to spend less time on social media, but failed? NO
5. During the past year, have you regularly had no interest in hobbies or other activities because you would rather use social media? NO
6. During the past year, have you regularly had arguments with others because of your social media use? NO
7. During the past year, have you regularly lied to your parents or friends about the amount of time you spend on social media? NO
8. During the past year, have you often used social media so you didn’t have to think about unpleasant things? NO
9. During the past year, have you had serious conflict with your parents, brother(s) or sister(s) because of your social media use? NO
The items in the scale are valid questions to consider in relation to social media interaction and its influence. A score of 0 supports that a users social media usage is considered normative. Possibly, there may be different patterns around the world due to restrictive access to social media via government intervention or financial barriers.