Reviewing Japanese Concepts of Amae and Ie to Deeper Understand the Relevance of Secure-Base Behavior in the Context of Japanese Caregiver-Child Interactions

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Authors

UMEMURA Tomotaka TRAPHAGAN John

Year of publication 2015
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Sciences
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Social Studies

Citation
Web http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12124-015-9316-4
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12124-015-9316-4
Field Psychology
Keywords Attachment; Secure base; Amae; Japanese culture; Cross-culture
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Description Attachment theorists believe that children rely on their caregivers for protection and exploration. Due to this emphasis on independent exploration, however, the extent to which this notion of secure-base behavior is valid in societies emphasizing belongingness, such as Japan, has been questioned. By conducting an in-depth exploration of two Japanese collectivistic concepts, amae and ie, the present paper reexamines the relevance of secure-base behavior in Japan. Current discussions of amae have relied on psychoanalytic concepts that were developed in Western culture, and thus may not accurately represent Japanese parent-child relations. By examining another traditional concept of the family system, ie, this paper proposes that attachment theory is relevant in Japanese culture because children’s individual competence is important to their families.
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