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Hikikomori; social withdrawal; attachment; peer rejection; Japan KeyWords Plus: SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER; CULTURE-BOUND SYNDROME; UNITED-STATES; JAPAN; WITHDRAWAL; TEMPERAMENT; FAMILY; ADOLESCENCE; CHILDHOOD; SECURITY
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Attachment And 'Hikikomori': A Psychosocial Developmental Model, Alexander Krieg, Jane R. Dickie
Attachment And 'Hikikomori': A Psychosocial Developmental Model, Alexander Krieg, Jane R. Dickie
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Background: Hikikomori (acute social withdrawal) is a social issue in Japan that affects both the society and the lives of the individual sufferers.
Aims: This study aims to connect attachment theory and hikikomori by using a culturally sensitive psychosocial developmental model that outlines the various stages of attachment throughout the developmental years.
Method: Twenty–four hikikomori sufferers and 60 comparison group participants were given questionnaires assessing parent and peer relationships, temperament and school experiences.
Results: We found the hikikomori participants had a higher incidence of ambivalent attachment, reported more parental and peer rejection and bullying, and expressed greater temperamental shyness. Path …