Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics and Inter-correlations among Motivations for Providing a Secure Base
| Subscale | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Avoid negative Consequences | .81 | ||||||||||
| 2. Keep spouse | .69*** | .74 | |||||||||
| 3. Avoid own goals | .40*** | .50*** | .81 | ||||||||
| 4. Want a reward | .43*** | .47*** | .43*** | .79 | |||||||
| 5. Spouse is needy | .37*** | .31*** | −.27*** | .38*** | .67 | ||||||
| 6. Feel obligated | .31*** | .43*** | .29*** | .38*** | .17* | .70 | |||||
| 7. Enjoy it | −.35*** | −.12 | −.12 | −.10 | −.21** | .10 | .84 | ||||
| 8. Love spouse | −.34*** | −.14† | −.15† | −.10 | −.23** | .12 | .54*** | .75 | |||
| 9. Connect with spouse | .04 | .25*** | .36*** | .36*** | .18* | .32*** | .26*** | .16* | .79 | ||
| 10. Makes spouse feel good | −.13† | −.01 | .01 | .01 | .11 | .17* | .42*** | .24*** | .22** | .55 | |
| 11. Makes me feel good | .05 | .16* | .14† | .29*** | .16† | .23*** | .37*** | .20** | .30*** | .38*** | .73 |
| Scale M | 2.41 | 2.46 | 2.25 | 2.55 | 3.49 | 3.98 | 5.48 | 5.76 | 3.67 | 5.52 | 5.08 |
| Scale SD | 1.23 | 1.29 | 1.16 | 1.22 | 1.15 | 1.39 | 0.73 | 0.51 | 1.48 | 0.80 | 1.04 |
Note. N = 189. Values on the off-diagonals are Pearson correlation coefficients; values on the diagonal are reliability coefficients (Cronbach's alpha). M = Mean; SD = Standard Deviation.
†
p < .10
*
p < .05
**
p < .01
***
p < .001