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This study aimed to comparatively evaluate social withdrawal characteristics, eating behavior patterns, and daytime sleepiness in adolescents with obesity and normal-weight peers. Methods: This cross-sectional case\u2013control study included 209 adolescents aged 14\u201318 years (100 with obesity; 109 normal-weight controls). Social withdrawal was assessed using the Hikikomori Risk Inventory (HRI-24), eating behaviors with the Children\u2019s Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (CTFEQ-17), and daytime sleepiness with the Pediatric Daytime Sleepiness Scale (PDSS). The BMI z-scores were calculated according to the CDC growth charts. Group comparisons and correlation analyses were performed. Results: Adolescents with obesity demonstrated significantly higher total social withdrawal scores and higher anthropophobia, agoraphobia, lethargy, and depressive mood subscale scores compared with the controls (all p &lt; 0.01). Uncontrolled eating and emotional eating were also significantly higher in the obesity group (both p &lt; 0.001), whereas cognitive restraint did not differ between groups (p &gt; 0.05). Daytime sleepiness scores were higher in adolescents with obesity (p &lt; 0.01). The BMI z-scores were positively correlated with social withdrawal dimensions and dysregulated eating behaviors (r = 0.15\u20130.30, p &lt; 0.05) but not with daytime sleepiness. In contrast, daytime sleepiness was moderately associated with social withdrawal and uncontrolled\/emotional eating (all p &lt; 0.001). Conclusions: Adolescent obesity is associated not only with maladaptive eating behaviors but also with broader psychosocial vulnerabilities, including social withdrawal tendencies and sleep-related difficulties. 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