Hikikomori-Like Social Withdrawal Mediates the Relationship Between Autistic Traits and Pathological Video Game Use Among University Students
Our findings support the association between pathological use of video games and both autistic traits and hikikomori tendencies.
Authors
- B Carpita
- Simone Battaglini
- Dario Muti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8296-7201)
- Enza Pellecchia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9171-7722)
- Federico Giovannoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1443-5040)
- Benedetta Nardi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5437-7178)
- Matteo Di Vincenzo
- Gianluca Cerofolini
- Andrea Fiorillo
- Stefano Pini
- Ivan Mirko Cremone
- Chiara Bonelli
- Liliana Dell’Osso
- Francesca Parri
- Gabriele Massimetti
Institutions
- University of Pisa (IT)
- University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Social Psychiatry
- Published
- 2026-02-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00207640251405460
- Primary Topic
- Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00