Work, study and society
Technology Use Scale
Part of the Üsküdar XYZ Generation Differences Scale: how attached you are to smartphones, social media and the internet, and how you see traditional media.
NPİSTANBUL Brain Hospital
Technology Use Scale
- 11 questions
- About 3 minutes
- For adults
These tests are for screening. A result is not a diagnosis: only a psychiatrist or psychologist can make one, after talking with you.
Your answers are scored on this device and never sent. Only your result is saved, with the email address you confirm.
Confirm your email address
Before the test we send a 6-digit code to your email address. Your result is saved with it, so that our team can help you if you wish. The email with the code contains no health information.
Indicate how well each statement describes you by choosing the most suitable option.
Choosing an answer takes you to the next question. You can go back at any time.
Your result
Low level
Your attachment to technology is low, and so is your skill with it. You prefer traditional media. According to the scale, this pattern is closer to Generation X.
Moderate level
Your attachment to technology and your skill with it are both moderate, and so is your preference for traditional media. You follow new technologies but have not given up traditional media either. You are close to neither Generation X nor Generation Z, but in between.
High level
Your attachment to technology is high, and so is your skill with it. You do not prefer traditional media. According to the scale, this pattern is closer to Generation Z.
Total score
out of 55
Take your result as a rough guide, not a diagnosis. How you feel over time, and a conversation with a specialist, tell much more than a questionnaire.
Talk it through with a specialist
If your result worries you, or you would like to talk it through, our psychiatrists can review it with you, free and without obligation.
Tarhan N, Tutgun-Ünal A (2022), Üsküdar XYZ Generation Differences Scale.
This English version was translated by NPİSTANBUL from the Turkish form of the test; it has not been validated separately in English.
About this test
The Technology Use Scale is one of the 12 sub-scales of the Üsküdar XYZ Generation Differences Scale; it measures attachment to technology, skill with technology and a preference for traditional media. It has 11 items and takes about 3 minutes. Scores range from 11 to 55; the result shows which generation’s values your answers are closer to and is not a mental health assessment.
- Developed by
- Prof. Dr. K. Nevzat Tarhan
Score ranges of this test
| 11–25 | Low level |
| 26–40 | Moderate level |
| 41–55 | High level |
Technology Use Scale (sub-scale of the Üsküdar XYZ Generation Differences Scale) · Tarhan N, Tutgun-Ünal A (2022), Üsküdar XYZ Generation Differences Scale.
This English version was translated by NPİSTANBUL from the Turkish form of the test; it has not been validated separately in English.