The <i>Hikikomori</i>Phenomenon: Could Loneliness Be a Choice of Self-Restriction from Society?

• 作者: Giulio Castelpietra Alessandra Nicotra Diego De Leo
• 来源期刊: 精神病学期刊(英文)
• 学科: 文学
• 关键词: Hikikomori Social Withdrawal LONELINESS Internet Addiction Mental Health
• 年，卷（期）: 2021,（1）
• 页码范围: 47-62
• 页数: 16页
• 分类号: H31

摘要

Originated in Japan, the <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><i></i></span><i>hikikomori<span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></i> phenomenon—as a form of individual withdrawal—has progressively widespread and gained international attention, given its psycho-social and economic consequences. In fact, <i><span style="white-space:normal;">hikikomori</span></i> appears today as a problem that cannot be confined solely to the field of mental health. Rather, it appears as a phenomenon that concerns many aspects of modern society, intersecting with medicine, sociology, anthropology, politics, economics, culture and education. In the context of the actual loneliness pandemic, <i><span style="white-space:normal;">hikikomori</span></i> individuals present characteristics that are examined in this article, together with suggestions for its possible management.