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In this action research study participants of extended families became invited to participate in individual interviews and network meetings with their family members. The participants narrated and explored their experiences of having a deployed family member and/or being a deployed family member. Focus was on how family members collaborate and manage house and family, supporting the soldier in his/her commission and vice versa. In focus was also need of support from the outside of the family system and if so what, how and what else they had asked for.The research project is directed, by means of a dialogical participation action research method, towards the discovery of the appropriate tools that can serve military individuals, their families and network, and act as a buffer in the challenges they face. It may also guide professionals in social services, education and health care and voluntaries in networks in the quest to reduce distress experienced and promote individual and family resilience.The study includes 186 interviews with all together 128 participants. The researcher has also participated in several meetings and gatherings organised by the Swedish Armed Forces (SAF). The participants in the study are children, spouses, siblings, parents, grandparents and other concerned relatives as well as soldiers and veterans.Depending on perspective or position hold in the extended family, results imply differences in lived experiences and responses. For example the result show different views on family gatherings organised by Swedish Armed Forces most of all appreciated by the parents of the soldiers.

Introduction: Children are influenced by different environments – home, friends, school, community, society, and the existence and availability of various services – and child well-being is the outcome of the interrelationships between the child and these environments. The military is one of the environments that shapes the well-being of children in military families, and the environments interact with each other. Methods: Our main assumption is that the effect of military environment on child well-being may vary in different societies depending on the general social security system. We describe how the military children's well-being is embedded in military systems, which in turn is embedded in welfare state. The main question is how the well-being of children from military families varies across countries and how much variation can be explained by the interplay between military systems and different welfare regimes. Results: We begin by describing the differences in welfare states and military systems, and then give a short overview of children's well-being in the context of different welfare regimes (e.g., availability of public child care, health care, and access to education and extracurricular activities). Discussion: Next, we look at the interplay between the military and welfare regimes and, finally, we show how the well-being of military children is supported across countries by their different welfare regimes.

Introduction: Children are influenced by different environments – home, friends, school, community, society, and the existence and availability of various services – and child well-being is the outcome of the interrelationships between the child and these environments. The military is one of the environments that shapes the well-being of children in military families, and the environments interact with each other. Methods: Our main assumption is that the effect of military environment on child well-being may vary in different societies depending on the general social security system. We describe how the military children's well-being is embedded in military systems, which in turn is embedded in welfare state. The main question is how the well-being of children from military families varies across countries and how much variation can be explained by the interplay between military systems and different welfare regimes. Results: We begin by describing the differences in welfare states and military systems, and then give a short overview of children's well-being in the context of different welfare regimes (e.g., availability of public child care, health care, and access to education and extracurricular activities). Discussion: Next, we look at the interplay between the military and welfare regimes and, finally, we show how the well-being of military children is supported across countries by their different welfare regimes. ; Introduction : Les enfants sont influencés par différents environnements – maison, amis, école, communauté, société, et l'existence et la disponibilité de différents services – et le bien-être de l'enfant est le résultat de l'interaction entre l'enfant et ces environnements. L'environnement militaire influence le bien-être des enfants de familles militaires. De plus, il est nécessaire de mentionner que les environnements s'influencent mutuellement. Méthodes : Notre principale hypothèse est que l'effet de l'environnement militaire sur le bien-être de l'enfant peut varier d'une société à l'autre, selon le système général de sécurité sociale. Nous décrivons comment le bien-être des enfants de militaires est intégré au système militaire, qui à son tour est intégré dans un État providence. La principale question est : quelles sont les différences dans le bien-être des enfants de familles militaires dans différents pays, et dans quelle mesure ces différences peuvent-elles être expliquées par l'interaction entre le système militaire et les différents régimes de bien-être? Résultats et discussion: En premier, nous décrivons les différences entre l'État providence et les systèmes militaires, ensuite nous présentons un aperçu du bien-être de l'enfant dans le cadre des différents régimes de bien-être (disponibilité des services publics pour les enfants, soins de santé et accès à l'éducation, activités parascolaires), ensuite nous mettons l'accent sur l'interaction entre l'environnement militaire et les régimes de bien-être, et finalement, nous démontrons comment le bien-être des enfants de militaires est géré dans différents pays, qui ont des régimes de bien-être différents.

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The concept "military family" is very well known in the international academic sphere, but is not a widely used term in many countries. The aim of this article is to elaborate the concept of the military family and the situation of these families in Estonia, Slovenia and Sweden. The similarities and differences between these three countries are highlighted by showing how the cultural, social and military context may influence and shape the recognition of military families, services and support provision. ; STO-TR-HFM-258 NATO Research Group: Impact of Military Life on Children from Military Families