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Appelé hikikomori, « retrait social », ce phénomène désigne des personnes qui, enfermées chez elles pendant plusieurs mois (au moins six mois), voire plusieurs années, se coupent du monde et n’ont plus aucune relation sociale. Chaque année en effet, des centaines de milliers de personnes disparaissent. In addition, using nonhuman animals in a social service setting appears to be a good strategy to engage difficult-to-engage young people.ĭepuis les années 1990, un phénomène très particulier touche la population japonaise. This pilot study showed that a multicomponent program with a case management model correlated with increased levels of self-esteem and perceived employability, and a decreased level of social interaction anxiety. The AAT component was attractive because the nonhuman animals made them feel respected and loved. The qualitative data collected through interviews with ten participants reflected that

When comparing those who did and did not receive the AAT component(s), however, AAT did not seem to have additional impacts on outcomes. Decreased level of social anxiety, and increased levels of perceived employability and self-esteem across two withdrawn groups were observed. This is an evaluation study of a pilot multicomponent program with animal-assisted therapy (AAT) for socially withdrawn youth with or without mental health problems in Hong Kong. Some say … open access on Posted by ntajan JanuPosted in ひきこもり, hikikomori, japan, psychiatry, school Tags: article, hikikomori, in english, internet addiction, narrative, NEET, school, support Leave a comment on Psychiatrist Sekiguchi Hiroshi’s View of Hikikomori Efficacy of a Multicomponent Intervention with Animal-Assisted Therapy for Socially Withdrawn Youths in Hong Kong (Wong et al. 2017) These people have no friends and are isolated from society, even though they may be living in the middle of a teeming city. So, what can we say about this disparate group?įirst, a definition: Hikikomori are individuals who (1) do not work or attend educational institutions, (2) are not considered to have a mental disorder, but (3) have remained at home for six months or longer without interacting personally with anyone outside their families. They all have different backgrounds and circumstances and have withdrawn from society for different reasons. Though their existence is widely recognized, their true situation is still far from being generally understood. They have come to be known as hikikomori (recluses), or more formally shakaiteki (social) hikikomori. “In Japan today, many young people are disconnecting themselves from society.
