Social withdrawal research group (the hikikomori phenomenon in Finland)
Research group
08.01.2025 -
Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
Leaders
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Siiri-Liisi Kraav
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Riitta Vornanen
ProfessorDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
Our multidisciplinary research group studies the phenomenon of hikikomori and social withdrawal in Finland and other Western countries. The group includes researchers from the fields of social work, sociology, adolescent psychiatry, and the study of religions. In our research, we utilize survey, interview, patient, and register data. We conduct our research in collaboration with professionals who work with socially withdrawn individuals. We also use co-research methods.
Projects
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Game Over? - Continue! Finished 01.10.2022 - 31.12.2023 -
The REAL-SMART project 01.01.2017 - 30.12.2030
Cooperation
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Collaboration with project
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Research collaboration with Proffessor Takahiro A. Kato and the world's first hikikomori research lab
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Assistan Proffessor Laura Orsolini
Keywords
Leaders
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Siiri-Liisi Kraav
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Riitta Vornanen
ProfessorDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
Professors
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Tommi Tolmunen
ProfessorInstitute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences -
Reijo Sund
ProfessorInstitute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences
Senior Researchers
Post-doctoral Researchers
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Vesa Välimäki
Postdoctoral ResearcherDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Maija Butters
Visiting ResearcherDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
Doctoral Researchers
Other group members
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Karoliina Koskenvuo Research Proffessor, SII
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Nina-Elise Koivumäki Doctoral Researcher
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Miika Vuori Research Manager, SII