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Psychometric Properties of the Italian Version of the 25-Item Hikikomori Questionnaire for Adolescents
Hikikomori is a form of social withdrawal that is commonly described as having an onset during adolescence, a life stage when other psychiatric problems can also emerge. This study aimed to adapt the 25-item Hikikomori Questionnaire (HQ-25) for the Italian adolescent population, examining its psycho...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9408307/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36012042 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191610408 |
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author | Amendola, Simone Presaghi, Fabio Teo, Alan Robert Cerutti, Rita |
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description | Hikikomori is a form of social withdrawal that is commonly described as having an onset during adolescence, a life stage when other psychiatric problems can also emerge. This study aimed to adapt the 25-item Hikikomori Questionnaire (HQ-25) for the Italian adolescent population, examining its psychometric properties; associations between hikikomori and psychoticism, depression, anxiety, problematic internet use (PIU), psychotic-like experiences (PLEs), to confirm convergent validity of the HQ-25; and the interaction effect between symptoms of hikikomori and PIU in predicting PLEs. Two-hundred and twenty-one adolescents participated in the study. Measures included the HQ-25, the Psychoticism subscale of the Personality Inventory for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the Depression and Anxiety subscales of the Brief Symptom Inventory, the Internet Disorder Scale, and the Brief Prodromal Questionnaire. Data showed a satisfactory fit for a three-factor model for the HQ-25 that is consistent with the original study on the HQ-25. Three factors (socialization, isolation, and emotional support) were associated with psychopathology measures. Six participants reported lifetime history of hikikomori. Symptoms of hikikomori and PIU did not interact in predicting PLEs. This is the first study to validate the HQ-25 in a population of adolescents. Findings provide initial evidence of the adequate psychometric properties of the Italian version of the HQ-25 for adolescents. |
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spelling | pubmed-94083072022-08-26 Psychometric Properties of the Italian Version of the 25-Item Hikikomori Questionnaire for Adolescents Amendola, Simone Presaghi, Fabio Teo, Alan Robert Cerutti, Rita Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Hikikomori is a form of social withdrawal that is commonly described as having an onset during adolescence, a life stage when other psychiatric problems can also emerge. This study aimed to adapt the 25-item Hikikomori Questionnaire (HQ-25) for the Italian adolescent population, examining its psychometric properties; associations between hikikomori and psychoticism, depression, anxiety, problematic internet use (PIU), psychotic-like experiences (PLEs), to confirm convergent validity of the HQ-25; and the interaction effect between symptoms of hikikomori and PIU in predicting PLEs. Two-hundred and twenty-one adolescents participated in the study. Measures included the HQ-25, the Psychoticism subscale of the Personality Inventory for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the Depression and Anxiety subscales of the Brief Symptom Inventory, the Internet Disorder Scale, and the Brief Prodromal Questionnaire. Data showed a satisfactory fit for a three-factor model for the HQ-25 that is consistent with the original study on the HQ-25. Three factors (socialization, isolation, and emotional support) were associated with psychopathology measures. Six participants reported lifetime history of hikikomori. Symptoms of hikikomori and PIU did not interact in predicting PLEs. This is the first study to validate the HQ-25 in a population of adolescents. Findings provide initial evidence of the adequate psychometric properties of the Italian version of the HQ-25 for adolescents. MDPI 2022-08-21 /pmc/articles/PMC9408307/ /pubmed/36012042 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191610408 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Amendola, Simone Presaghi, Fabio Teo, Alan Robert Cerutti, Rita Psychometric Properties of the Italian Version of the 25-Item Hikikomori Questionnaire for Adolescents |
title | Psychometric Properties of the Italian Version of the 25-Item Hikikomori Questionnaire for Adolescents |
title_full | Psychometric Properties of the Italian Version of the 25-Item Hikikomori Questionnaire for Adolescents |
title_fullStr | Psychometric Properties of the Italian Version of the 25-Item Hikikomori Questionnaire for Adolescents |
title_full_unstemmed | Psychometric Properties of the Italian Version of the 25-Item Hikikomori Questionnaire for Adolescents |
title_short | Psychometric Properties of the Italian Version of the 25-Item Hikikomori Questionnaire for Adolescents |
title_sort | psychometric properties of the italian version of the 25-item hikikomori questionnaire for adolescents |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9408307/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36012042 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191610408 |
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