Bereaved Military Families: Relationships and Identity

An untimely sudden or violent death is a risk for those serving in the armed forces and can result unique challenges surviving military family members. This research considered how bereavement affects range of relationships bereaved families UK they impact reconstruction new identity civilian life. A two-phase exploratory sequential design, involving semi-structured interviews (n = 15) mixed methods survey 264) members, was conducted. Findings revealed changing with friends over time, identity, long-term on children, loneliness.