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Close Interpersonal Relationships among Japanese

Amae as Distinguished from Attachment and Dependence

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Yamaguchi, S., Ariizumi, Y. (2006). Close Interpersonal Relationships among Japanese. In: Kim, U., Yang, KS., Hwang, KK. (eds) Indigenous and Cultural Psychology. International and Cultural Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-28662-4_7

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