Respiratory Disease Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA), Kiyose City, Tokyo, Japan.
PLoS One. 2021 Nov 24;16(11):e0260375. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260375. eCollection 2021.
"Chūnibyō" is a term that represents a distinctive, transient mental state during puberty in Japan, but its characteristics and precise definition have not been standardized. Increased awareness of chūnibyō could lead to a better environment for those who experience it. This study aimed to identify the characteristics of and problems related to chūnibyō using an anonymous questionnaire.
An anonymous online questionnaire was conducted in February 2021 in Japan. In total, 314 volunteers completed the anonymous online questionnaire. Respondents were divided into the chūnibyō group (n = 122) and the non-chūnibyō group (n = 192), and the questionnaire responses were compared between the two groups. Furthermore, the responses were compared between the chūnibyō with problems subgroup (n = 82) and the other subgroup (n = 232). The main outcome was the identification of the chūnibyō group based on the responses to the item "I have experienced chūnibyō" or "I have been told that I exhibited chūnibyō".
The median age of the chūnibyō group was 31 years old; this group was predominantly male (n = 79, 64.8%) and had a relatively high proportion of respondents with any problems (n = 82, 67.2%). The chūnibyō group had higher proportions of respondents who felt that academic tests did not reflect their true worth (n = 58 (47.5%) vs. n = 66 (35.4%), p = 0.024), who felt uncomfortable in the world (n = 77 (61.1%) vs. n = 67 (34.9%), p<0.001), and who had an imaginary/fantasy friend or boyfriend/girlfriend (n = 39 (32.0%) vs. n = 10 (5.2%), p<0.001). The results were similar between the chūnibyō with problems subgroup and the other subgroup. Eighty respondents (25.4%) had negative impressions of chūnibyō, whereas twenty-one respondents (6.7%) had positive impressions.
This study is the first to report the characteristics of chūnibyō by collecting the experiences and thoughts of people who experienced chūnibyō.
“中二病”是日本青春期特有的短暂精神状态的代名词,但它的特征和确切定义尚未标准化。提高对“中二病”的认识可能会为经历过“中二病”的人创造更好的环境。本研究旨在通过匿名问卷确定“中二病”的特征和相关问题。
2021 年 2 月在日本进行了一项匿名在线问卷调查。共有 314 名志愿者完成了匿名在线问卷。受访者分为“中二病”组(n=122)和非“中二病”组(n=192),并比较了两组的问卷回答。此外,还比较了“中二病”伴有问题亚组(n=82)和其他亚组(n=232)的回答。主要结果是根据“我经历过中二病”或“我被告知我表现出中二病”这一项目的回答来确定“中二病”组。
“中二病”组的中位数年龄为 31 岁;该组主要为男性(n=79,64.8%),有任何问题的受访者比例相对较高(n=82,67.2%)。“中二病”组中,有更多的人认为学术考试不能反映自己的真实价值(n=58(47.5%)vs. n=66(35.4%),p=0.024),觉得自己在这个世界上格格不入(n=77(61.1%)vs. n=67(34.9%),p<0.001),有想象中的/幻想中的朋友或男朋友/女朋友(n=39(32.0%)vs. n=10(5.2%),p<0.001)。“中二病”伴有问题亚组和其他亚组的结果相似。80 名受访者(25.4%)对“中二病”持负面印象,而 21 名受访者(6.7%)持正面印象。
本研究通过收集经历过“中二病”的人的经历和想法,首次报告了“中二病”的特征。