Addiction Care: Social Media Use Disorder Scale

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Understanding Your Social Media Wellbeing

In today's connected world, social media shapes how we communicate, learn, work, and relax. While these platforms offer benefits, excessive or problematic use can affect sleep, productivity, relationships, and mental health.

This 22-question assessment (3-4 minutes) helps you reflect on your social media habits. Understanding your digital patterns is as important as monitoring your physical and mental health.

No judgment – just personalized insights to help you maintain a healthy relationship with technology.

Complete the assessment to receive feedback about your social media use and strategies for digital wellness.

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Which of the social media accounts do you currently use?* This field is required.
Instagram
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Whatsapp
Telegram
Youtube
Reddit
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Which of the three social media accounts do you use most frequently during work hours?* This field is required.
Instagram
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Whatsapp
Telegram
Youtube
Reddit
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How often do you check your social media accounts during work/clinical/academic hours?* This field is required.
Every hour during shifts
Every 2-3 hours during shifts
During breaks only
After work hours only
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On average, how much time do you spend on social media during a typical work day (including breaks)* This field is required.
Less than 30 minutes
1 - 2 hours
3 - 4 hours
More than 4 hours
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What are your purposes of using social media?* This field is required.
Keep up with friends/family
Professional networking
Medical education/CME content
Stress relief during work
Share medical knowledge
Career opportunities
Patient education content
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How many followers do you have on your most frequently used professional social media account?* This field is required.
0 - 500
501 - 1.000
1,001 - 5,000
5,001 - 10,000
10,001 - 30,000
30.001 and more
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What percentage of accounts you follow are medical/healthcare related?* This field is required.
Less than 25%
25-50%
50-75%
More than 75%
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How often do you share posts on your social media accounts?* This field is required.
Every day
1-2 times a week
Slightly often in a month
Not at all often
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What type of content do you share on social media? (top four choice)* This field is required.
Personal life (non-work)
Professional achievements
Medical knowledge/education
Work stress/venting (anonymized)
Patient cases (anonymized)
Healthcare advocacy
Workplace experiences
Other like socio-political-economic etc
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Regularly found that you can’t think of anything else but the moment you will be able to use social media again?* This field is required.
YESNO
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Regularly felt dissatisfied because you want to spend more time on social media?* This field is required.
YESNO
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Often felt bad when you could not use social media?* This field is required.
YESNO
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Tried to spend less time on social media, but failed?* This field is required.
YESNO
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Regularly neglected other activities (i.e. hobbies, sports, homework) because you wanted to use social media?* This field is required.
YESNO
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Regularly had arguments with others because of your social media use?* This field is required.
YESNO
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Regularly lied to your parents or friends about the amount of time you spend on social media?* This field is required.
YESNO
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Often used social media to escape from negative feelings?* This field is required.
YESNO
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Had serious conflict with parents, brother, sister (friends, relationships etc.) because of your social media use?* This field is required.
YESNO
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Total Score
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