Hikikomori: a scientometric review of 20 years of research

• Main Authors: Neoh, Michelle Jin Yee, Carollo, Alessandro, Lim, Mengyu, Esposito, Gianluca
• Other Authors: School of Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Social sciences::Psychology; Country Analysis; Hikikomori
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/169590
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The Japanese term hikikomori was first used to describe prolonged social withdrawal in the 1990s. Since then, research across the world have reported similar prolonged social withdrawal in many countries outside Japan. This study systematically analyses the evolution of literature on hikikomori in t...