. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jan 28.

Published in final edited form as: Attach Hum Dev. 2013 Apr 13;15(3):261–280. doi: 10.1080/14616734.2013.782654

Table 3.

Correlations between attachment dimensions and motives for providing secure base support

	Support-Provider Anxiety	Support-Provider Avoidance	Recipient Anxiety	Recipient Avoidance
Avoid negative consequences	.38^***	.32^***	.22^**	.07
Keep spouse	.34^***	.25^***	.14^†	.09
Avoid own goals	.42^***	.23^**	.10	.00
Want a reward	.31^***	.13^†	−.08	.03
Spouse is needy	.23^***	.20^**	.22^**	−.02
Feel obligated	.18^*	.03	−.09	−.14^†
Enjoy it	−.16^*	−.17^*	−.17^*	−.07
Love spouse	−.22^**	−.22^**	−.22^**	−.06
Connect with spouse	.24^***	.02	−.13^†	−.17^*
Makes spouse feel good	−.05	−.16^*	−.06	.02
Makes me Feel good	.09	−.05	−.14^†	.03

Note. N = 185 to 189.

^†

p < .10

p < .05

^**

p < .01

^***

p < .001