. 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 4.

Regression analyses predicting motives for providing secure base support

	Support Provider's Attachment Dimensions		Support-Recipient's Attachment Dimensions
	Anxiety	Avoidance	Anxiety	Avoidance
Avoid negative consequences	.31^***	.20^**	.24^**	−.03
Keep spouse	.28^***	.13^†	.11	.04
Avoid own goals	.40^***	.08	.13	−.06
Want a reward^a	.33^***	.01	−.09	.06
Spouse is needy^a	.20^**	.14^†	.29^***	−.15^†
Feel obligated^a	.21^**	−.05	−.03	−.12
Enjoy it	−.11	−.13^†	−.16^*	.01
Love spouse	−.15^†	−.17^*	−.23^**	.04
Connect with spouse	.30^***	−.10	−.07	−.13
Makes spouse feel good	.01	−.17^*	−.08	.06
Makes me feel good	.14^†	−.11	−.15^†	.05

Note. N = 184 to 187. Tabled values are standardized regression coefficients (βs).

For this dependent variable, there was a significant support-provider anxiety × avoidance interaction.

^†

p < .10

p ≤ .05

^**

p ≤ .01

^***

p ≤ .001