1. intimate bond measure scores
high scores on care and low on control are good; though extreme scores aren’t necessarily ideal
in fact what is judged as “ideal” will vary somewhat from couple to couple
average scores typically are around for care and for control
optimal
intimacy
affectionate
constraint
care
average
absence of
intimacy
affectionless
control
control
Wilhelm K & Parker G The development of a measure
of intimate bonds Psychol Med 1988;18:225-34

2. IBM scores & depression
care scores are the most important, though low care often goes with high control
depressives who would recover in the next few months initially scored 24 for total partner care
depressives who would not recover in the next few months scored 12 for care
normals
care
recovered
affectionless
control
not
recovered
control
Hickie I et al Perceived interpersonal risk factors of non-
endogenous depression Psychol Med 1991;21: