本研究主要在研究應有之情的孝道觀及與母親真有之情的依附關係對男性在婆媳關係中態度的影響。研究樣本以嘉義、縣市已婚的男性為母群體，考量樣本的代表性與經濟性，取樣方法採立意取樣方式進行問卷之施測，根據受試者在「依附風格量表」、「傳統孝道問卷」及研究者自編之「男性在婆媳關係態度問卷」上的填答，以causal steps 考驗依附風格是否為男性孝道觀對其在婆媳關係中的態度的中介變項。研究結果發現如下：一、男性對母親應有之孝道與其在婆媳關係中的四種態度有顯著的關係，係數介於.249 到.430 之間。二、當男性面對婆媳關係時，孝道觀念會透過與母親的安全依附關係，而採取積極介入的態度；但是當他與母親的關係為焦慮依附時，則會採取母親為重及退縮忍讓的態度。由於孝道觀念與逃避依附的相關未達顯著水準，因此男性在婆媳關係中採取何種態度，不會透過男性與母親的逃避依附關係而產生影響。

This study is mainly exploring the male attitude toward the relationship
between his mother and wife. And the differences about their attitudes toward the relationship between his mother and wife are also reviewed for the male in terms of different background variables, attachment styles and traditional ideas about the filial piety.For the sample of this study, the married males in Chiayi County and Chiayi City have adopted as the matrix. Considering the representative and economical natures of the sample, purposive sampling has been performed to conduct the pilot
test of questionnaire surveys. According to the answers of the participants in terms of the “Attachment Style Scale”, “Questionnaire about Traditional Filial Piety” and the “Questionnaire for Male about Attitude toward Relationship between his Mother and Wife” are created by the second author, using spss 10.0 to test if male’s Traditional Filial Piety and attitude toward the relationship between his mother and
wife are mediate by attachment style .Here are what have found from this study:1. There are significant correlation between male’s Traditional Filial Piety and attitude toward the relationship between his mother and wife.2. Males of different attachment styles have different attitudes towards the relationship between their mothers and wives.The results of this study have initially established the patterns for male attitudes
toward the relationship between their mothers and wives. It is also found that the factors that influence male attitude. This conclusion could provide some suggestions for future study about males in the relationship between their mothers and wives as well as for the marriage counselors and family educators to help with their work.