Abstract

Traumatic deaths of military personnel can have tragic consequences for the lives and health of bereaved significant others. To mitigate the effects, the UK Armed Forces enhanced the support for bereaved military families. However, little is known about whether the support has been satisfactory. The present research applied mixed methods to explore the experiences of bereaved UK military families (N = 264) with different types of support and how it historically changed over time. The findings suggest that although support has improved, further improvements are required in the provision of financial information, administrative support, and access to psychological support for all bereaved family members.

摘要

军人的创伤性死亡会对失去亲人的重要他人的生命和健康造成悲惨的后果。为了减轻影响，英国武装部队加强了对失去亲人的军人家属的支持。然而，人们对支持是否令人满意知之甚少。本研究采用混合方法来探索失去亲人的英国军人家庭 ( N  = 264) 在不同类型支持下的经历，以及它在历史上如何随时间发生变化。调查结果表明，虽然支持有所改善，但在为所有失去亲人的家庭成员提供财务信息、行政支持和获得心理支持方面还需要进一步改进。