Immersion in Internet communication |
1) I have more fun communicating with my smartphone than having real conversations. |
2) Except for using my smartphone, I have no particular hobbies. |
3) If the other party is slow to reply to my mail or message, I start to fall out with them. |
4) I get irritated if someone speaks to me while I am using my smartphone. |
5) Without a smartphone, I find it hard to communicate with my friends. |
6) I express my true feelings better via email than by speaking face to face or over the phone. |
7) I use my smartphone to escape from reality. |
Using a smartphone for extended periods of time and neglecting social obligations and other tasks |
8) My immersion in smartphone use gets in the way of my studies or work. |
9) My immersion in smartphone use disrupts my daily schedule. |
10) I use my smartphone when there are other tasks I should be doing. |
11) My immersion in smartphone use makes me stay up late at night and I don’t get enough sleep. |
12) I feel that my smartphone use time is getting longer and longer. |
13) I make smartphone calls even late at night. |
14) I talk on my smartphone for more than one hour a day. |
Using a smartphone while doing something else and neglect of etiquette |
15) I use my smartphone when I am talking with other person(s). |
16) I use my smartphone when I am eating. |
17) I use my smartphone when I am in the company of one or two other people. |
18) I use my smartphone when I am riding on a train or in similar situations. |
19) I use my smartphone even when I am at work or in class. |
20) I use my smartphone when I am walking. |
21) Without thinking, I check my smartphone for email or voice mail even when it hasn’t rung. |