当事者の「声」を聞くということ

Aさんの“ひきこもり始め”をめぐる語りから

抄録

The purpose of this paper is to discuss attitudinal problems that researchers tend to have in interview research, specifically in the context of doing research on ‘Hikikomori’ individuals. I consider this through an analysis of how I carry out interviews with ‘Hikikomori Tohjisha’ persons who regard themselves as ‘Hikikomori.’ In so doing, I focus especially on the narratives concerning the ‘beginnings’ of their ‘Hikikomori’ and on how I transcribe and interpret these narratives. In the conclusion, I suggest the importance of researchers clarifying their own unconscious assumptions about ‘Hikikomori.’