The Correlation between Enjoying Fictional Narratives and Empathy in Japanese Hikikomori.

ABSTRACT: Background: Hikikomori is a Japanese social withdrawal phenomenon which, in recent years, is spreading in western developed countries as well. Spending a lot of time secluded indoors, watching and playing with fictional narratives may be relatively common for Hikikomori people and may represent a protective factor for their psychological well-being.   Method: We evaluated the role of enjoying fictional narratives on empathy, relaxation, depression, and anxiety in people with Hikikomori experience, in relation to their daily consumption of fictional narratives and their emotional transportation toward fictional narratives. Hikikomori from one psychiatric clinic and three different support facilities were enrolled in this study. Multidimensional empathy scale, CES-D, STAI quest

SUBMITTER: Panto F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8921688 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature