The Impact of Multiple Deployments and Social Support on Stress Levels of Women Married to Active Duty Servicemen

Survey data were utilized to examine the relationship between the number of times a Service members was deployed and their wives’ self-reported stress levels. Stress levels were highest for women whose husbands had been deployed twice and for those whose husbands had been deployed eight or more times. Spouses with children reported lower levels of stress than those without children.