Department of Health Sciences, School of Psychology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Licensed Psychologist, Arezzo, Italy.
Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2022 Feb;68(1):90-107. doi: 10.1177/0020764020975800. Epub 2020 Nov 25.
Hikikomori, a clinical condition widely studied in Japan, is receiving increasing attention in Western Countries.
This study aimed to create a new instrument for evaluating the risk of Hikikomori in both Eastern and Western countries.
Through two studies on Italian adolescents, youths, and adults ( = 1,285) and a study on Japanese youths and adults ( = 392), we analyzed the psychometric properties of the Hikikomori Risk Inventory (HRI-24).
We found support, in both the Italian and Japanese samples, for the good and stable factor structure of the scale (CFI = 0.94, RMSEA = 0.057 for both the adult samples), as well as for its convergent and divergent validity.
The HRI-24 might be used in future studies in both Western and Eastern countries to shed light on the features of this clinical disorder in different cultures. This will allow the development of culture-sensitive preventive and clinical interventions.
蛰居现象,一种在日本广泛研究的临床病症,在西方国家受到越来越多的关注。
本研究旨在为评估东西方国家蛰居现象的风险创建一个新的评估工具。
通过对意大利青少年、青年和成年人( = 1,285)的两项研究以及对日本青少年和成年人( = 392)的一项研究,我们分析了蛰居风险量表(HRI-24)的心理测量特性。
我们发现,在意大利和日本的样本中,该量表的良好且稳定的因子结构(成人样本的 CFI=0.94, RMSEA=0.057)以及其收敛和区别效度都得到了支持。
HRI-24 可在未来的东西方国家研究中使用,以揭示这种临床障碍在不同文化中的特征。这将有助于制定针对文化敏感的预防和临床干预措施。