摘要：This study was conducted to show how 4 types of amae -engagers (Types A: Adaptive, B: Suppressed, C: Hesitant and D: Confused, as identified by Amae -Type Scale (ATS), Kobayashi & Kato (2015)) would differ, in the theoretically predicted ways, on the various aspects of amae processes ( amae -related behaviors/cognitions, emotions, and attitudes) in the 3 (pre-, in-, and post-) phases of amae interactions; therefore, so as to demonstrate ATSʼs theoretical validity. 305 college students responded to a questionnaire to self-rate on the theoretically identified various aspects of experiencing processes in the amae interaction which they actually had engaged in. The findings demonstrated that the 4 types differentially had experienced their own amae interaction, as theoretically expected. Implications of the findings and potentials of ATS and its perspective for future amae research were discussed.
