Table 1.

Knowledge, attitudes, and intended behaviors of film event participants

	Race
	Asian (n = 46)		Non-Asian (n = 56)
	n	%	n	%	P
Knowledge statements (correct responses)
The main character in the movie has hikikomori	44	100	55	100	na
Hikikomori is a form of social isolation or social withdrawal†	41	93.2	52	94.5	0.78
Hikikomori affects the ability of the person who has it to go to school or work†	35	85.4	52	100.0	<0.01*
Hikikomori is often associated with conflict with family relationships	25	56.8	33	64.7	0.43
Attitudes toward hikikomori
Hikikomori is a significant…
Mental health issue	37	86.0	52	94.5	0.15
Social issue	37	86.0	46	83.6	0.74
Family relationship issue	33	78.6	46	83.6	0.53
Seeing a doctor will help people with hikikomori†	33	78.6	53	98.2	<0.01*
Postevent intended behaviors
Get more information about hikikomori†	40	93.0	52	92.9	0.98
Watch for hikikomori in others	20	47.6	29	51.8	0.68
Talk to a health professional, for other	11	26.8	2	3.7	<0.01*
Talk to a health professional, for self	4	9.5	3	5.5	0.44

^*= significant P-value.

^†= Reverse-coded from original item.

Knowledge statements were presented as true/false questions. For attitudes and intended behaviors, subjects were asked to respond with how much they agreed with each statement. On a five-point scale, responses of 4 “very much” or 5 “extremely” are reported. Number of responses for individual items varies; percentages based on number of valid responses.

na, not applicable.