ナカオ　ゲン   中尾　元    所属   追手門学院大学  経営学部 経営学科    職種   准教授
言語種別	英語
発行・発表の年月	2026
形態種別	著書
査読	査読あり
招待論文	招待あり
標題	From amae to the development of Japanese indigenous psychology.
執筆形態	共著・編著（代表編著を除く）
掲載誌名	Rogelia Pe-Pua (Ed.). Research Handbook on Indigenous Psychologies.
掲載区分	国外
出版社・発行元	Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
国際共著	国際共著
著者・共著者	Gen Nakao
概要	Gen Nakao (in press). From amae to the development of Japanese indigenous psychology. In Rogelia Pe-Pua (Ed.). Research Handbook on Indigenous Psychologies, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. Abstract: This chapter examines the development of Japanese indigenous psychology through a reappraisal of the concept of amae, understood as a culturally embedded form of relational expectation and dependency. Tracing its theoretical origins in the work of Takeo Doi, the chapter situates amae within broader historical and intellectual trajectories of psychology in Japan, including engagements with Western frameworks and the emergence of culturally grounded concepts. Drawing on empirical studies, psychoanalytic perspectives, and archival interviews with Japanese scholars, the chapter highlights how interpersonal dynamics, institutional structures, and linguistic practices shape psychological phenomena. Particular attention is given to the relational and contextual nature of amae, as well as its relevance to both clinical and non-clinical domains. By reframing amae within indigenous methodological perspectives, the chapter argues that Japanese psychology offers valuable contributions to global theory while challenging universalist assumptions in mainstream psychology. Keywords: amae, Japanese indigenous psychology, interdependence, relationality, psychoanalytic perspective, indigenous methodology