Impact of Psychological Well-being on Physical Health among the Wives of Indian Army Personnel Deployed to Field Areas: A Correlation

In Military forces there is a process of deployment of soldiers or military personnel. The soldiers are deployed very frequently in active field areas, high altitude areas and routine exercise that create a separation between the family and the military personnel. Separation could be longer as well as for short duration influencing them emotionally, psychologically and mentally leading to distress, anxiety, loneliness (Demers, 2009). These distressed psychological well-being creates negative impacts on the physical health. The present study was conducted among the spouses of deployed Indian Military personnel in Suratgarh, Rajasthan. Total sample size comprised of 150 subjects. Psychological well being was assessed using Psychological well-being scale by Sisodia and Chaudhary and Physical health was assessed using Health cards provided by military hospital and by using self developed physical health scale. The paper unleashes the impact created by psychological well-being on physical health of the spouses of deployed soldiers' wives. The results revealed overall psychological well-being, efficiency and mental health are positively and significantly correlated with overall physical health of the subjects.