A preliminary cross-cultural study of Hikikomori and Internet Gaming Disorder: The moderating effects of game-playing time and living with parents

Background: Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) and Hikikomori (an extreme form of social real-life withdrawal, where individuals isolate themselves from society) have both been suggested as mental disorders that require further clinical research, particularly among young adult populations. Objective: To...

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Main Authors: Vasileios Stavropoulos, Emma Ela Anderson, Charlotte Beard, Mohammed Qasim Latifi, Daria Kuss, Mark Griffiths
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:Addictive Behaviors Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352853218300877