  A self-consistent set of equations for the one-electron self-energy in the
ladder approximation is derived for the attractive Hubbard model in the
superconducting state. The equations provide an extension of a T-matrix
formalism recently used to study the effect of electron correlations on
normal-state properties. An approximation to the set of equations is solved
numerically in the intermediate coupling regime, and the one-particle spectral
functions are found to have four peaks. This feature is traced back to a peak
in the self-energy, which is related to the formation of real-space bound
states. For comparison we extend the moment approach to the superconducting
state and discuss the crossover from the weak (BCS) to the intermediate
coupling regime from the perspective of single-particle spectral densities.
