Predicted growth curves for the four configurations of early caregiving and adult romantic quality at 1 SD above and below the mean on each variable (per the recommendations on plotting and probing interactions between continuous variables discussed in Aiken & West, 1991 and Cohen & Cohen, 1983) are plotted in Figure 1. A dual fan-shaped pattern emerged. The intercept and slope interaction effects were probed using computational tools from Preacher, Curran, and Bauer (2006). As expected, the highest intercept was observed for participants who experienced both low early caregiving and low adult romantic quality. This value significantly differed from zero (z = 3.80, p < .01). The lowest intercept was observed for those who had low early caregiving and high adult romantic quality, and this value did not differ significantly from zero (z = -0.40, p = .67). The intercept for those who experienced high early caregiving and high adult romantic quality was moderately high and differed significantly from zero (z = 2.93, p < .01). Although the predicted intercept value for those who experienced high early caregiving and low
