Table 7.

Correlations between motives for providing secure base support and support provision

	Observed Responsive Secure Base Support	Typical Secure Base Support Reported by Support-Provider
Avoid negative consequences	−.24**	−.39***
Keep spouse	−.17*	−.30***
Avoid own goals	−.08	−.31***
Want a reward	−.18*	−.34***
Spouse is needy	−.28***	−.09
Feel obligated	−.02	−.08
Enjoy it	.23**	.41***
Love spouse	.27***	.32***
Connect with spouse	.17*	−.03
Makes spouse feel good	.09	.35***
Makes me feel good	.00	.24***

Note. N = 162 to 163 for observed and N = 180 to 181 for reported.

^†p < .10

^*p ≤ .05

^**p ≤ .01

^***p ≤ .001