Table 8.

Correlations between motives for not providing secure base support and support provision

	Observed Responsive Secure Base Support	Typical Secure Base Support Reported by Support-Provider
Unreceptive spouse	−.35***	−.35***
Difficult spouse	−.33***	−.38***
Spouse is too dependent	−.31***	−.25***
Spouse does not need support	−.27***	−.20**
Goals will take spouse away	−.08	−.36***
Do not approve of spouse's goals	−.11	−.23**
Concern about spouse changing	−.12	−.16*
It is too stressful	−.18*	−.41***
No knowledge about how to support spouse	−.09	−.26***
No responsibility/concern	−.08	−.30***
No time	−.06	−.25***

Note. N = 154 to 156 for observed and N = 176 to 178 for reported.

†p < .10

^*p ≤ .05

^**p ≤ .01

^***p ≤ .001