Quality of Life in the Context of Social Withdrawal in Japan

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  • Sylwia Olejarz Cardinal Stephan Wyszynski University in Warsaw Faculty of Christian Philosophy, Institute of Philosophy, Institute of Psychology Author

Keywords:

Hikikomori, social withdrawal, quality of life

Abstract

This article aims to investigate the issue of quality of life in the context of an attention-grabbing phenomenon – social withdrawal of youth in Japan. The s concept of quality of life is scrutinized at three levels: 1) the level of individual, 2) the level of family and 3) the level of community. In conclusion, the concept of “quality of life” is not only the indicator of personal or communal well-being (or its decline), but might also be used as “litmus paper” showing emerging transformation of values in the given culture.

References

1. Olejarz S. Between Cultural Phenomenon and Mental Disorder. The Social Withdrawal in Japan, in: Curr. Probl. Psychiatry, 2010; 11(1): 63-66.

2. Saito T. Shakaiteki Hikikomori: Owaranai seishun (Social with-drawal: Everlasting adolescence), Tokyo: PHP Institute; 1998.

3. Takatsuka Y. Hikikomori shinnri tojikomoru shinri: Jiritsushakai no otoshiana. (The psychology of Hikikomori and withdrawing: The trap of self-independent society). Tokyo: Gakuboshohou; 2002.

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Published

2011-11-24

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Vol. 12 No. 3 (2011): Current Problems of Psychiatry

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