Table 3.

Simultaneous regression of variables predicting own stress

	Husbands	Wives
	β	β
Husband combat exposure^a	.25^***	.17^*
Husband rank^a	.20^*	−.05
Husband income^a	−.16	.00
Economic strain	.18^**	.07
Need more support	.12	.16
Can get support	−.10	.01
Marital satisfaction	−.04	−.09
Spillover	.24^**	.02
Talk about Army	−.08	.13
Negative communication	−.04	.24^*
Child externalizing	−.09	.12
Child internalizing	.08	.06
Army adjustment	.02	.04
Army concern	.05	−.10
Mission value	−.19^**	−.18^*

	F = 5.32^***	F = 4.45^***
	R² = .31	R² = .30

Note. N = 196 for each male regression, 163 for female regression.

Husband report on these variables used to predict both husband and wife stress; all other variables use own report on the variable to predict own stress.

p < .05

^**

p < .01

^***

p < .001 (all two tailed)