Samenvatting

When the Dutch contributions to the actions in the former Yugoslavia became more permanent, an increasing need arose to draw lessons from experiences gained. Several studies were set up to investigate varying subjects as leadership, family problems and stress. Most of these studies were conducted after the soldiers returned from their missions. Few studies were conducted on the spot and few had a longitudinal and prospective design. The project described in this article aims to compensate for both shortcomings in earlier studies. It was intended to give a broad overview of work-related opinions, experiences and subject wellbeing of soldiers in a peace-supporting operations.