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.