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A Comparative Study of Adolescent Social Withdrawal (Hikikomori) in Japan and France

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

Y. Hamasaki ,
G. Dorard ,
N. Tajan ,
T. Hikida  and
N. Pionnié‑Dax
Y. Hamasaki*
Affiliation:
Kyoto Women’s University, Faculty Of Contemporary Society, kyoto, Japan
G. Dorard
Affiliation:
Universite de Paris, Institut De Psychologie, Paris, France
N. Tajan
Affiliation:
Kyoto University, Psychopathology And Psychoanalysis Laboratory, Graduate School Of Human And Environmental Studies, kyoto, Japan
T. Hikida
Affiliation:
Osaka University, Laboratory For Advanced Brain Functions, Institute For Protein Research, Osaka, Japan
N. Pionnié‑Dax
Affiliation:
EPS ERASME, Child And Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Antony, France
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Previously, we conducted a statistical case-control study of adolescent Hikikomori patients in Japan using the Parental Assessment of Psychological, Behavioral and Environment Scales. That study did not reveal any pathologies specific to Hikikomori patients. On the other hand, environmental factors such as “lack of communication between parents” and “overuse of the Internet” were shown to be significant predictors of Hikikomori severity.

Objectives

In this study, using the same methodology as our previous study in Japan, we conducted a case-control study in France. The following questions were examined : (1) whether the pathology of Hikikomori patients in Japan and France is the same, and (2) whether the environmental factors associated with the severity of Hikikomori are the same in Japan and France.

Methods

Using CBCL and our original scales, we descriptive-statistically compared clinical and subclinical psycho-behavioral characteristics of adolescent Hikikomori patients and a control group. In addition, environmental factors that make Hikikomori more severe were clarified by multiple regression analysis.

Results

The results showed that there was no difference in the pathology of Hikikomori between Japan and France. On the other hand, the statistical predictors of Hikikomori severity were “lack of communication between parents and children” and “Lack of communication with the community,” which differed from those in Japan.

Conclusions

Although it is safe to assume that Japanese and French Hikikomori’s pathology is generally the same, different strategies may be needed to prevent the onset of Hikikomori and to stop it from becoming severe.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

Hikikomorimental healthadolescenceSocial withdrawal
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S233
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