Nagai Yoko, Kartar Amy, Pfaff Magdalena, Elkholy Hussien
Clinical Neuroscience Department, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.
BJPsych Int. 2025 Feb;22(1):22-24. doi: 10.1192/bji.2024.38.
This article appraises cultural understanding and controversies regarding hikikomori (prolonged social withdrawal), with reference to research over the past 20 years. Initially viewed as a uniquely Japanese phenomenon, hikikomori is now recognised globally, prompting a re-evaluation of its cultural, psychological and socioeconomic demographics. A revision in lifestyle after the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing technological advancements - particularly the rise of social media, gaming and the internet - have paradoxically both exacerbated isolation and provided new forms of social interaction for young adults who confine themselves at home. This phenomenon underlines the complex interplay between putative individual psychopathology, neurodiversity and broader societal shifts across the globe.
本文参考过去20年的研究，评估了关于“茧居族”（长期社会退缩）的文化理解及相关争议。“茧居族”最初被视为日本特有的现象，如今已在全球范围内得到认可，这促使人们对其文化、心理和社会经济特征进行重新评估。新冠疫情后生活方式的改变以及持续的技术进步——尤其是社交媒体、游戏和互联网的兴起——自相矛盾地既加剧了孤立感，又为居家的年轻人提供了新的社交互动形式。这一现象突显了假定的个体精神病理学、神经多样性与全球范围内更广泛的社会变革之间的复杂相互作用。
