著者

玉瀬 耕治 相原 和雄

出版者

奈良教育大学

雑誌

奈良教育大学紀要. 人文・社会科学 (ISSN:05472393)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.54, no.1, pp.49-61, 2005-10-31

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Using a multi-dimensional Amae scale developed by Tamase and Aihara (2004), the relationships between interdependent Amae and sympathy, and distorted Amae and narcissism were explored. Seventy male undergraduates and a hundred and thirty-seven female undergraduates served as the subjects. They were instructed to rate each item of the four Likert-type rating scales: the multi-dimensionl Mmae scale, the sympathy scale (Uchida & Kitayama, 2001), the trust scale (Amagai, 1995), and the narcissism scale (Okada, 1999). As expected, it was found that (a) there was a significant correlation between interdependent Amae and sympathy (γ=.53), and also (b) there was a significant correlation between distorted Amae and narcissism (γ=50). Multiple regression analyses revealed that sympathy was relatively well explained by interdependent Amae (β=.49), while the egocentrism factor in narcissism was well explained by distorted Amae (β=.53). These results were discussed in line with Doi's Amae theory and multicultural perspective.