Impact of Military Life Stress on the Quality of Life of Military Wives

10 domains of life satisfaction were developed for military wives, based on a factor analysis of 44 items derived from various studies of quality of life. Responses to these items were obtained from 947 wives (aged 15–53 yrs). Factor scores were computed for each domain, and multiple regressions were performed with the domains of satisfaction as the independent variables. Two dependent variables, a measure of general well-being and overall satisfaction with life, were used. The most important component of both general well-being and life satisfaction was a factor dealing with marriage, health, and family life. Factors related to domains of satisfaction with military life also explained significant amounts of variance in both dependent variables.