Development and validation of the 25-item Hikikomori Questionnaire (HQ-25).

Alan R TeoJason I ChenHiroaki KuboRyoko KatsukiMina Sato-KasaiNorihiro ShimokawaKohei HayakawaWakako Umene-NakanoJames E AikensShigenobu KanbaTakahiro A Kato

Published in: Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences (2018)

The 25-item Hikikomori Questionnaire (HQ-25) possesses robust psychometric properties and diagnostic accuracy in an initial sample of Japanese adults. Additional research on its psychometric properties and ability to support clinical assessment of hikikomori is warranted.

Keyphrases

psychometric properties
cross sectional
clinical evaluation