Stress, home and emotional adjustment of soldier’s wives

Pages: 842-844
Pratibha Singh (PG Department of Psychology, Veer Kunwar Singh University, Ara, Bihar)

The present study aims to understanding patterns of stress, home and environmental adjustment of soldier’s wives. This study is based on 25 semi urban and 15 rural females (age range 22-35). For exploring the present phenomenon, open ended interview has been conducted. The data revealed and unique pattern of stress, home and emotional adjustment among such females. The absence of continuous proximity with husband makes such women’s life experience quite distinct from others. The reported almost no conflict with their husbands. The experienced sexual arousal, seeking other couples in the family or neighbourhood. it generated stress and consequent feeling of irritability. These women were found to be experiencing alone, overburdened with responsibilities, in secured and unable to rear their children properly. The social relationship in the family was found to be guided by economic factor. In case of any conflict among with the husband and the family members, she openly turned out to be loser. Thus it is a continuous process of repression and miss fortune for the wives of soldiers and also for their children.