The　multiple　stress　creep　recovery　(MSCR)　test　is　widely　used　to　evaluate　the　rutting　performance　of　asphalt　binder.　However,　the　results　from　current　MSCR　tests　with　maximum　loading　stress　of　3.2　kPa　are　difficult　to　accurately　estimate　the　rutting　resistance　of　asphalt　pavement　in　practice　with　high　stress　condition.　To　comprehensively　study　the　changes　in　rutting　potential　of　bitumen　modified　with　styrene-butadiene-styrene　(SBS-modified　bitumen,　or　SMB)　during　aging　and　rejuvenation　processes,　the　effects　of　different　shear　stresses　and　temperatures　on　the　creep　recovery　behavior　of　fresh,　aged,　common,　and　reactive　rejuvenated　SMB　were　investigated.　The　results　indicate　that　the　effects　of　stress　and　temperature　on　the　recovery　rate　and　stress　sensitivity　of　different　binders　vary　considerably.　The　recovery　rate　and　stress　sensitivity　of　SMB　are　largely　unaffected　within　a　temperature　range　from　34°C　to　52°C.　However,　aging　prominently　reduces　the　recovery　rate　and　enhances　stress　sensitivity　of　SMB,　and　these　effects　would　be　exacerbated　after　common　rejuvenation.　In　contrast,　reactive　rejuvenation　mitigates　these　adverse　impacts,　particularly　under　conditions　of　elevated　temperatures　and　stresses,　making　it　more　suitable　for　higher-level　pavement　applications.　Additionally,　the　static　creep　recovery　tests　reveal　that　the　SBS　cross-linked　structure　supports　the　retention　of　creep　recovery　characteristics　under　high　stress,　where　excessive　stress　(≥12.8　kPa)　compromises　these　properties.　The　recovery　rate　of　aged　SBS　modified　bitumen　(ASMB)　significantly　declines　after　aging,　and　deteriorates　further　with　common　rejuvenation.　Conversely,　reactive　rejuvenation　not　only　boosts　the　recovery　rate　of　ASMB,　but　also　improves　its　delayed　recovery　ratio　and　reduces　its　stress　sensitivity　due　to　the　reconstituted　SBS　cross-linked　network.　These　findings　provide　a　critical　theoretical　foundation　for　accurately　assessing　the　rutting　resistance　of　various　recycled　modified　asphalt　binders　under　diverse　traffic　loads　and　environmental　conditions.　　©　2025　American　Society　of　Civil　Engineers.