Relationship closeness and control as determinants of pleasant amae

Asian Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 189-197

  Niiya, Yu ^a   Harihara, Motoko ^b  

^a HOSEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

amae; Closeness; Control; Culture; Japan; Relationship

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865297117     PISSN: 13672223     EISSN: 1467839X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-839X.2012.01371.x     Document Type: Article

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