Military Families' Health and Well-Being

1. Introduction.- 2. Social Changes in Family Life During the Past Few Decades.- 3. The Broader Social Context Affecting Military Family Health Outcomes.- 4. The Theoretical Model of Military-Specific Risk or Protective Factors for Military Family Health Outcomes.- 5. The Health Outcomes in Military Families.- 6. Risks for the Health of the Military Family Compared to the Civilian One: The Regression.- 7. Discussion: Impact of Military-Specific Risk/Protective Factors for Military Family's Health Outcomes.- 8. Conclusion: Select Measures Suggested by the Research Team.

Janja Vuga Bersnak is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Social Sciences at University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Her research interests include peace operations, military sociology (family, gender, children, and motivation), and crisis management. 
Jelena Juvan is Assistant Professor in the Defense Research Centre in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. 
Ziva Humer is Research Fellow at the Peace Institute at the Institue for Contemporary Social and Political Studies in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Her research interests include gender equality policy in Slovenia and the European Union, family and social politics, work-life balance issues, and men and gender equality. 
Andreja Zivoder is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Researcher for the Centre of Social Psychology at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. She is engaged in research studies on everyday life, life course, youth studies, and social topics in the field of health.
Ljubica Jelusic is Professor in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Her research interests include contemporary armed conflicts, international operations and missions, military sociology, military families support programs, and conversion of military capabilities. 
Alenka Svab is Professor of Sociology in the Faculty of Social Sciences at University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Her research interests include families and family policy, everyday life, life courses, and social aspects of sexuality, intimacy, and body. 

Bojana Lobe is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Social Sciences at University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Her research interests include online qualitative research methods, mixed methods methods and multimethod designs, qualitative comparative analysis, children's experiences, and digital technologies.