Form: Online Cognition Scale, OCS

I am most comfortable online.

Few people love me other than those I know online.

I feel safest when I am on the Internet.

I often keep thinking about something I experienced online well after I have logged off.

When I am on the Internet, I often feel a kind of «rush» or emotional high.

You can get to know a person better on the Internet than in person.

I often find it peaceful to be online.

I can be myself online.

I get more respect online than «in real life».

I use the Internet more than I ought to.

People complain that I use the Internet too much.

I never stay online longer than I had planned.

People accept me for who I am online.

Online relationships can be more fulfilling than offline ones.

When I am not online, I often think about the Internet.

I am at my best when I am online.

The offline world is less exciting than what you can do online.

I wish my friends and family knew how people regard me online.

The Internet is more «real» than real life.

When I am online I don't think about my responsibilities.

I can't stop thinking about the Internet.

I am less lonely when I am online.

I cannot see myself ever without the Internet for too long.

The Internet is an important part of my life.

I feel helpless when I don't have access to the Internet.

I say or do things on the Internet that I could never do offline.

When I have nothing better to do, I go online.

I find that I go online more when I have something else I am supposed to do.

When I am online, I don't need to think about offline problems.

I sometimes use the Internet to procrastinate.

When I am online, I can be carefree.

I often use the Internet to avoid doing unpleasant things.

Using the Internet is a way to forget about the things I must do but really don't want to do.

Even though there are times when I would like to, I can't cut down on my use of the Internet.

I am bothered by my inability to stop using the Internet so much.

My use of the Internet sometimes seems beyond my control.