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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Riitta Vornanen
ProfessorDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Siiri-Liisi Kraav
Associate 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 We conduct our research in collaboration with professionals who work with socially withdrawn individuals.
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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Riitta Vornanen
ProfessorDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Siiri-Liisi Kraav
Associate 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
Other group members
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Karoliina Koskenvuo Research Proffessor, SII
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Miika Vuori Senior researcher, SII
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Maija Butters Post-doctoral researcher, University of Helsinki
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Max Karukivi Associate Poffessor, University of Turku
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Ari Haasio Principal Lecturer, Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences
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Vesa Välimäki Doctoral Researcher, University of Tampere
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Nina-Elise Koivumäki Doctoral Researcher