ArticlePsychiatry investigation2023
Relationship Between Social Withdrawal (Hikikomori), Personality, and Coping in an Adult Population.
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- Failure to Launch (FTL): A Narrative Review and Call for Research.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2026Review
- Association Between the Affinity for Hikikomori (Prolonged Social Withdrawal) and Increased Hikikomori Tendencies in University Students.Psychiatry investigation · 2026Article
- Hikikomori among young adults: examining the protective function of psychological resilience.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Diagnostic Performance and Subcategorization of Hikikomori Cases in Oman: A Cross-Sectional Study and Comparative Analysis of the HQ-25 and HiDE-I Assessment Tools.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2026Article
- Associations of parental academic achievement pressure, support, and school climate with hikikomori tendency among high school students.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Social marginalization risk and its negative association with socialising preferences in Japanese gamers.PloS one · 2026Article
- From active escapism to virtual withdrawal: Validation of the Compensatory-Dissociative Online Gaming scales (C-DOGs).Journal of behavioral addictions · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between personality dimensions, coping strategies, and Hikikomori while controlling for the presence of depression and anxiety.
methodsTwo groups, recruited on social networks, were compared: the control group (n=101, mean age±standard deviation [SD]= 36.2±12.8 years) and the Hikikomori group (n=28, mean age±SD=30.1±9.1 years). Participants of both groups completed the Big Five Inventory, the Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.
resultsThe Hikikomori group had higher depression, anxiety, neuroticism, and dysfunctional coping dimension (self-blame and behavioral disengagement) scores than the control group. Being alone and depression were positively associated with Hikikomori while extraversion and instrumental support were negatively associated with Hikikomori.
conclusionThese findings contribute to a better understanding of the psychological functioning of Hikikomori as well as to treatment elaboration and confirm that some psychological characteristics are transcultural.
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