Someone has posted this on facebook and I found it interesting, that's why I came here to share this with you. It's a study of grad student at Indiana University. Basically, there's this survey which has the goal of distinguishing people addicted to video games and people who are just enthusiastic about it. This may help a lot of people in the future to figure out whether they are addicted or not, so I think we should provide them some of our data, right? This is definitely connected to OLGA's goals.
Here's the link to the survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KHWS3P2
Good luck and stay clean! =)
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If you do what you've always done you'll get what you've always gotten
The above is a research study.
There's a clinically vetted survey already:
The following survey was published by a research study at the Iowa State University conducted by Douglas Gentile, PhD [1]. The following questions are based on diagnostic criteria for addictive gambling behavior:
Over time, have you been spending much more time playing video games, learning about video game playing, or planning the next opportunity to play?Do you need to spend more time and money on video games in order to feel the same amount of excitement as other activities in your life?Have you tried to play video games for shorter durations of times but have been unsuccessful?Do you become restless or irritable when you attempt to cut down or stop playing video games?Have you played video games as a way to escape problems or negative feelings?Have you lied to family or friends about how much you play video games?Have you ever stolen a video game from a store or a friend, or stolen money to buy a video game?Do you sometimes skip household chores in order to play more video games?Do you sometimes skip homework or work in order to play more video games?Have you ever done poorly on a school assignment, test, or work assignment because you have spent so much time playing video games?Have you ever needed friends or family to give you extra money because you've spent too much of your own money on video games, software, or game Internet fees?
If you answered "yes" to six or more of these questions, then you most likely have an addiction to video games. If "yes" is answered to five or less questions, then there may be a problem. Help can be found on this resources page. "Video game addiction" and "Internet addiction" are not yet official medical diagnoses with standardized criteria. Behaviors become "addictions" when they disrupt real life, such as school or work performance, real life relationships, and activities of daily living. Use this survey as a guide to determine if video games and/or Internet use may be a problem in your life, but do not use the survey to make a "clinical diagnosis".
And Dr. Kimberly Young's Survey:
http://netaddiction.com/internet-addiction-test/
Andrew P. Doan, MPH, MD, PhD
My Gaming Addiction Videos on YouTube: YouTube.com/@DrAndrewDoan
*The views expressed are of the author's and do not necessarily reflect the official policy of the U.S. Navy, DHA or Department of Defense.
I am highly addicted to internet and according to this test i am 100% internet addicted. I feel very angry when i can't connect to internet and can't paly games. My social relation is over.