The Differential Impact of Retirement on Contact Frequency With Family, Friends, Neighbors, and Coworkers
Our findings suggest that retirees attempt to replace lost workplace interactions by engaging with their former colleagues outside of work and increasing contact with neighbors. Simultaneously, the results suggest substantial continuity in contact with all ties. We suggest that larger changes might take place outside of the ties studied here, with new contacts, and provide several suggestions for future research.
Authors
- Hanna van Solinge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8985-8681)
- Jaap C. Bosma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5508-2563)
- Kène Henkens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3416-5191)
Institutions
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
- University of Groningen (NL)
- Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NL)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journals of Gerontology Series B
- Published
- 2025-03-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaf042
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 13.00
Funders
- Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek