FACTORD GROUPS

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Escape – The internet is a nice break from routine

.702

.251

.134

Relax – I use the internet to relax

.700

-.190

Pleasure – I use the Internet because it’s entertaining

.697

.222

.278

Relax – I use the Internet because it make me feel less tense

.680

.209

.263

.117

Inclusion - On the internet I can talk to different people

.666

.141

.232

.109

-.348

Pleasure – The internet is stimulating

.639

.103

.340

-.124

-.118

.124

Control – On the internet I can do what I want to

.545

.389

Control – On internet I can act how I want to

.538

.359

.273

.225

-.118

Inclusion – I use the internet to keep up with popular sites

.524

.171

-.147

.220

Pleasure – I use the internet because it’s exciting

.520

.210

.354

-.105

Escape – I use the internet to get away from pressure

.509

.181

.423

.224

-.124

Inclusion – I use the Internet because I need to talk to someone

.483

.190

.335

.184

.201

Unwillingness to communicate Most people don’t really know me

.469

-.298

.345

Escape – I use the internet to role/play

.455

-.237

.322

.174

.244

LOC/External – I sometimes feel life is kicking me around

.448

.299

.129

-.144

Escape – I use the internet to put other things off

.438

.243

.275

.370

Gratified – The internet is just another tool

-.423

.127

-.111

.423

.123

Loc/internal – Friends depend on me

-.310

.233

.295

-.127

-.117

.247

Affection–I talk w/ others because I’m concerned

.690

-.124

-.151

Inclusion – I talk with others because I like to know someone is there

-.148

.666

.130

.162

.190

Pleasure – Talking w/others is stimulating

.646

.139

-.121

.350

Affection – I talk with others to thank them

.591

-.191

-.172

.159

Relax – Talking with others is relaxing

.578

.249

FACTORD GROUPS

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Pleasure – Talking with others is exciting

.117

.576

.185

-.167

.151

.120

.180

Pleasure – Talking w/others is entertaining

.320

.565

.108

.437

Relax – I talk w/others because it’s a pleasant rest

.183

.557

.139

.453

Inclusion – I talk w/others because I need someone to talk to

.139

.546

.249

.326

Willingness to communicate – My friends mostly understand me

.513

.135

-.353

.250

.157

Affection – I talk to others to help them

.508

-.164

.111

-.222

.114

Willingness to communicate - Friends listen to me

.497

-.362

.118

Willingness to communicate – Most people think I’m friendly and outgoing

.497

.146

-.378

-.169

Willing to communicate – I like group discussions

.153

.490

-.125

Information – I use the internet to help with research

.439

.293

-.189

-.202

-.430

Loc/internal – I can do anything I set my mind to

-.244

.385

.225

-.213

-.231

Inclusion/Unwillingness – I use the internet to keep in touch with others

.274

.349

.146

-.120

Information - It’s easy to get information on the internet

.187

.348

.330

-.233

-.236

-.264

LOC/External – What is going to happen, will happen

.200

-.162

.106

-.179

Highly Gratified – If I could do everything online, I would

.167

-.170

.693

-.113

Highly Gratified – I don’t know how I got by before the internet

-.183

.681

Highly Gratified – I depend a lot on the internet

.658

.101

-.167

.295

Highly Gratified – I internet feels like an old friend sometimes

.443

-.133

.589

Highly Gratified - I found surprises on the Internet

.138

.177

.549

.160

Control - When using the internet, I feel like I have lots of knowledge at my fingertips

.547

-.256

-.175

-.109

Meta-connection- Sometimes I feel I’m crossing dimensions on the internet

.200

-.132

.544

.178

.237

Control – I use the Internet because I feel more in control

.382

-.144

.544

.246

.133

-.223

Highly Gratified – I use the internet much more than I expected I would

.214

.537

-.133

-.115

Gratified – internet satisfies my expectations in general

.161

.339

.532

-.173

.132

.120

Control – I can use internet at own pace

.215

.531

-.138

FACTORD GROUPS

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Meta-connection – I feel connected to so many things on the internet

.318

.509

-.135

Gratified – I am usually satisfied with internet results

.131

.314

.486

-.248

.219

Control – It is more convenient talking to people through the internet

.254

.478

.135

-.112

Meta-connection – When I’m on the internet I feel like I’m traveling the world

.234

.440

.148

-.302

Loc/internal – I can usually protect my interests

-.140

.294

.422

Loc/internal – What happens to me depends on me

-.319

.303

.385

-.119

-.165

-.194

Unwillingness to communicate – I often get nervous when speaking to others

.772

Unwillingness to communicate – I am often afraid to speak up

.205

.715

-.263

Unwillingness to communicate – I am often shy

.250

-.104

.682

-.114

-.188

Unwillingness to communicate – I often wish I had more friends

.381

.116

.611

-.102

Inclusion – I talk w/others because I feel less lonely

.101

.334

.522

.311

Affection – The internet distracts from loneliness

.475

.229

.518

.146

Unwillingness to communicate My relationships have little meaning

.196

-.176

.146

.518

.138

.161

Loc/external – I have little control over what happens to me

.145

-.131

-.188

.507

.298

Unwillingness to communicate – I would rather listen than talk

.109

.445

-.130

-.161

Willingness to communicate – it is easy to talk to strangers

.171

-.380

.274

.268

Unwillingness to communicate /Control – I don’t usually ask for advice when I work on something

-.235

.194

.342

Ungratified – Things are often difficult to find on the internet

.709

Ungratified – I am often disappointed with my internet experience

.694

Highly Gratified/Control – I often get frustrated on the internet but continuing using it anyway

.102

.693

Ungratified– The internet is not near what people say about it

-.113

.673

Ungratified – All the talk about the internet is a bunch of hype

-.124

.550

-.215

Highly Gratified/Control – I often spend a long time looking for something on the internet when this is an easier way to find it

.129

.130

.499

.258

Ungratified– The internet has taken a lot of the warmth out of communications

.281

-.246

.487

Ungratified – I use the internet only when I have to

-.355

.290

.481

FACTORD GROUPS

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Gratified/Ungratified – There are few things I do on the internet

-.174

.185

-.197

.192

.421

.117

-.240

LOC/External – Many things about my life are controlled by others

.150

.364

.364

.139

LOC/External – Luck has a lot to do with what happens to me

.192

-.264

.172

.329

-.221

.119

Highly Gratified (Unwillingness to communicate) – I would rarely talk to others if not through the internet

.219

.171

.314

.299

.211

Use – search engines

.102

-.169

.581

Educational level

.141

-.121

.537

Age

-.158

.119

.521

-.126

Use – research/telnet

-.115

-.102

.506

Information – I use the internet to learn new things

.118

.177

.291

-.247

-.152

-.493

.120

Use – I use the internet for games/chatrooms

.269

-.232

-.105

-.249

.211

-.451

Control – I use the internet because it’s more convenient than library

.352

-.112

-.408

Information - I use the internet to get information

.296

.237

-.234

-.321

-.401

-.124

Use – I use instant messaging

.267

-.323

-.253

-.366

.188

Use – newsgroups and listserves

.182

-.202

-.135

.111

.361

.112

Use – I use the Internet to surf

.183

.101

-.130

.338

-.139

Use – News/Information

.305

-.254

-.135

.338

Time – total time on the Internet

-.210

.332

Use – I use email

.207

-.213

.257

Access location

.102

.151

Control – I talk w/others because I need something done

-.207

.680

Control – I talk w/others to get something I don’t have

.165

-.211

.600

Escape – I talk to others to put something else off

.134

.121

.189

.193

.539

Control – I talk w/others to tell them what to do/instruct

.284

-.177

.532

Gender

-.111

-.112

Complete factor analysis and other detailed data is available upon request (SPSS format, IBM)). For information or comments concerning this study, please contact, Sharon Angleman at sharon@jrily.com Visit my home site at http://www.jrily.com/LiteraryIllusions/ for other journalistic materials.