Form: Online Cognition Scale, OCS

1 – Strongly Disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Slightly Disagree
4 – Neither Agree nor Disagree
5 – Slightly Agree
6 – Agree
7 – Strongly Agree
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1
I am most comfortable online.
2
Few people love me other than those I know online.
3
I feel safest when I am on the Internet.
4
I often keep thinking about something I experienced online well after I have logged off.
5
When I am on the Internet, I often feel a kind of “rush” or emotional high.
6
You can get to know a person better on the Internet than in person.
7
I often find it peaceful to be online.
8
I can be myself online.
9
I get more respect online than “in real life.”
10
I use the Internet more than I ought to.
11
People complain that I use the Internet too much.
12
I never stay online longer than I had planned.
13
People accept me for who I am online.
14
Online relationships can be more fulfilling than offline ones.
15
When I am not online, I often think about the Internet.
16
I am at my best when I am online.
17
The offline world is less exciting than what you can do online.
18
I wish my friends and family knew how people regard me online.
19
The Internet is more “real” than real life.
20
When I am online I don't think about my responsibilities.
21
I can't stop thinking about the Internet.
22
I am less lonely when I am online.
23
I cannot see myself ever without the Internet for too long.
24
The Internet is an important part of my life.
25
I feel helpless when I don't have access to the Internet.
26
I say or do things on the Internet that I could never do offline.
27
When I have nothing better to do, I go online.
28
I find that I go online more when I have something else I am supposed to do.
29
When I am online, I don't need to think about offline problems.
30
I sometimes use the Internet to procrastinate.
31
When I am online, I can be carefree.
32
I often use the Internet to avoid doing unpleasant things.
33
Using the Internet is a way to forget about the things I must do but really don't want to do.
34
Even though there are times when I would like to, I can't cut down on my use of the Internet.
35
I am bothered by my inability to stop using the Internet so much.
36
My use of the Internet sometimes seems beyond my control.

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