Social Media & Online Pressure Assessment
A detailed private Backing U self-assessment designed to help you reflect on online pressure involving comparison, validation, fear of missing out, appearance pressure, compulsive checking and mood changes after social media use. It looks across checking social media more often than I mean to, feeling pressure to look, act or live a certain way online, comparing myself with other people and feeling worse afterwards, worrying a lot about likes, replies, streaks or being left out and social media affecting my sleep, mood, confidence or concentration. The assessment contains 20 questions and is intended to give you a structured wellbeing snapshot, highlight the areas having the greatest effect, and provide practical recommendations for what to do next. It is not designed to diagnose a condition or replace an individual professional assessment.
The Social Media & Online Pressure Assessment is a Backing U educational wellbeing and self-reflection tool. It is not a validated diagnostic instrument, does not provide a clinical diagnosis and does not replace individual assessment or advice from a qualified professional. For young people, results should be interpreted in context and discussed with a trusted adult or qualified professional when concerns are significant. Scores are influenced by how questions are understood and by the timeframe selected. If several items are marked N/A, the total may be lower and should be interpreted cautiously; individual responses may be more informative than the total score. If difficulties are severe, rapidly worsening, affecting basic functioning or creating safety concerns, seek appropriate professional or urgent support. External resources are provided for further reading and support only. They are operated by independent Australian or UK organisations and their inclusion does not imply endorsement of this Backing U tool.
I have noticed checking social media more often than I mean to.
Choose 0 if this has not applied and 10 if it has applied very strongly or almost all the time. There are no right or wrong answers. Use N/A only if the question genuinely does not fit your situation.
Checking social media more often than I mean to has been difficult to ignore, switch off or manage once it starts.
Choose 0 if this has not applied and 10 if it has applied very strongly or almost all the time. There are no right or wrong answers. Use N/A only if the question genuinely does not fit your situation.
Checking social media more often than I mean to has affected my concentration, mood, sleep, relationships, responsibilities or usual routine.
Choose 0 if this has not applied and 10 if it has applied very strongly or almost all the time. There are no right or wrong answers. Use N/A only if the question genuinely does not fit your situation.
I have changed, delayed, avoided or pushed through things because of checking social media more often than I mean to.
Choose 0 if this has not applied and 10 if it has applied very strongly or almost all the time. There are no right or wrong answers. Use N/A only if the question genuinely does not fit your situation.
I have noticed feeling pressure to look, act or live a certain way online.
Choose 0 if this has not applied and 10 if it has applied very strongly or almost all the time. There are no right or wrong answers. Use N/A only if the question genuinely does not fit your situation.
Feeling pressure to look, act or live a certain way online has been difficult to ignore, switch off or manage once it starts.
Choose 0 if this has not applied and 10 if it has applied very strongly or almost all the time. There are no right or wrong answers. Use N/A only if the question genuinely does not fit your situation.
Feeling pressure to look, act or live a certain way online has affected my concentration, mood, sleep, relationships, responsibilities or usual routine.
Choose 0 if this has not applied and 10 if it has applied very strongly or almost all the time. There are no right or wrong answers. Use N/A only if the question genuinely does not fit your situation.
I have changed, delayed, avoided or pushed through things because of feeling pressure to look, act or live a certain way online.
Choose 0 if this has not applied and 10 if it has applied very strongly or almost all the time. There are no right or wrong answers. Use N/A only if the question genuinely does not fit your situation.
I have noticed comparing myself with other people and feeling worse afterwards.
Choose 0 if this has not applied and 10 if it has applied very strongly or almost all the time. There are no right or wrong answers. Use N/A only if the question genuinely does not fit your situation.
Comparing myself with other people and feeling worse afterwards has been difficult to ignore, switch off or manage once it starts.
Choose 0 if this has not applied and 10 if it has applied very strongly or almost all the time. There are no right or wrong answers. Use N/A only if the question genuinely does not fit your situation.
Comparing myself with other people and feeling worse afterwards has affected my concentration, mood, sleep, relationships, responsibilities or usual routine.
Choose 0 if this has not applied and 10 if it has applied very strongly or almost all the time. There are no right or wrong answers. Use N/A only if the question genuinely does not fit your situation.
I have changed, delayed, avoided or pushed through things because of comparing myself with other people and feeling worse afterwards.
Choose 0 if this has not applied and 10 if it has applied very strongly or almost all the time. There are no right or wrong answers. Use N/A only if the question genuinely does not fit your situation.
I have noticed worrying a lot about likes, replies, streaks or being left out.
Choose 0 if this has not applied and 10 if it has applied very strongly or almost all the time. There are no right or wrong answers. Use N/A only if the question genuinely does not fit your situation.
Worrying a lot about likes, replies, streaks or being left out has been difficult to ignore, switch off or manage once it starts.
Choose 0 if this has not applied and 10 if it has applied very strongly or almost all the time. There are no right or wrong answers. Use N/A only if the question genuinely does not fit your situation.
Worrying a lot about likes, replies, streaks or being left out has affected my concentration, mood, sleep, relationships, responsibilities or usual routine.
Choose 0 if this has not applied and 10 if it has applied very strongly or almost all the time. There are no right or wrong answers. Use N/A only if the question genuinely does not fit your situation.
I have changed, delayed, avoided or pushed through things because of worrying a lot about likes, replies, streaks or being left out.
Choose 0 if this has not applied and 10 if it has applied very strongly or almost all the time. There are no right or wrong answers. Use N/A only if the question genuinely does not fit your situation.
I have noticed social media affecting my sleep, mood, confidence or concentration.
Choose 0 if this has not applied and 10 if it has applied very strongly or almost all the time. There are no right or wrong answers. Use N/A only if the question genuinely does not fit your situation.
Social media affecting my sleep, mood, confidence or concentration has been difficult to ignore, switch off or manage once it starts.
Choose 0 if this has not applied and 10 if it has applied very strongly or almost all the time. There are no right or wrong answers. Use N/A only if the question genuinely does not fit your situation.
Social media affecting my sleep, mood, confidence or concentration has affected my concentration, mood, sleep, relationships, responsibilities or usual routine.
Choose 0 if this has not applied and 10 if it has applied very strongly or almost all the time. There are no right or wrong answers. Use N/A only if the question genuinely does not fit your situation.
I have changed, delayed, avoided or pushed through things because of social media affecting my sleep, mood, confidence or concentration.
Choose 0 if this has not applied and 10 if it has applied very strongly or almost all the time. There are no right or wrong answers. Use N/A only if the question genuinely does not fit your situation.
Keep or share a copy of your result
You can email a copy of this result to yourself. You can separately choose whether Backing U may receive an anonymous copy of your responses and result for quality improvement and research.
The Social Media & Online Pressure Assessment is a Backing U educational wellbeing and self-reflection tool. It is not a validated diagnostic instrument, does not provide a clinical diagnosis and does not replace individual assessment or advice from a qualified professional. For young people, results should be interpreted in context and discussed with a trusted adult or qualified professional when concerns are significant. Scores are influenced by how questions are understood and by the timeframe selected. If several items are marked N/A, the total may be lower and should be interpreted cautiously; individual responses may be more informative than the total score. If difficulties are severe, rapidly worsening, affecting basic functioning or creating safety concerns, seek appropriate professional or urgent support. External resources are provided for further reading and support only. They are operated by independent Australian or UK organisations and their inclusion does not imply endorsement of this Backing U tool.