THE EFFECT OF DEPLOYMENT SEPARATION ON STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AND RESILIENCE AMONG ARMY OFFICERS’WIVES

Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate effect of deployment separation on stress, psychological wellbeing and resilience among army officers’ wives. Apart from wartime stressors, frequent relocation and deployment not only affect the military member but also their spouses; therefore, the study intended to see the relationship between the variables. The present research used correlational research design. Population for the research comprised of army officers’ wives who were approached through purposive sampling. The sample consisted of N=100 army officers’ wives. Perceived Stress Scale was used to measure stress level, the 18 item Ryff Well-being Scale was used to assess the Psychological Well-being and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) was used to measure resilience re spectively. In order to find the significant relationship between the three variables i.e. stress, psychological well-being and resilience Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used. The result indicates a significant relationship between variables i.e. there is a negative significant correlation between stress and psychological well-being. Similarly, there is a negative significant correlation between stress and resilience where as a positive significant relationship was viewed between psychological well-being and resilience. Findings suggest several implications such as providing grounds for further research. It can initiate positive social change, which may help in improving well-being for better coping and reducing stressors in the lives of army officer’s wives.