Determinants of Health-Promoting Behaviors in Military Spouses During Deployment Separation

Through self-reported surveys, researchers examined what factors (perceived stress, number of work hours, number of children, etc.) affected the involvement of health-promoting behaviors (exercise, dietary, medical check-ups, substance avoidance, etc.) for wives of deployed Active Duty Army Soldiers. Stress was linked to several health behaviors and as lengths of deployments increased, wives' positive health behaviors decreased.