. 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 5.

Correlations between attachment dimensions and motives for not providing secure base support

	Support-Provider Anxiety	Support-Provider Avoidance	Recipient Anxiety	Recipient Avoidance
Unreceptive spouse	.38^***	.29^***	.16^*	.20^**
Difficult spouse	.41^***	.38^***	.23^**	.10
Spouse is too dependent	.24^***	.31^***	.32^***	.04
Spouse does not need support	.25^***	.03	.09	.18^*
Goals will take spouse away	.45^***	.17^*	.03	.10
Do not approve of spouse's goals	.30^***	.21^**	.08	−.04
Concern about spouse changing	.28^***	.13^†	.03	.08
It is too stressful	.24^***	.33^***	.05	−.04
No knowledge about how to support spouse	.37^***	.34^***	.12	.11
No responsibility/concern	.24^***	.20^**	.09	.11
No time	.24^***	.16	.01	−.11

Note. N = 176 to 182.

^†

p < .10

p ≤ .05

^**

p ≤ .01

^***

p ≤ .001