Maintaining work‐related personal ties following retirement |
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| Authors: | RABINA COZIJNSEN NAN L. STEVENS THEO G. Van TILBURG |
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| Affiliation: | 1. VU University Amsterdam;2. Rabina Cozijnsen, Department of Sociology, VU University Amsterdam;3. Nan L. Stevens, Department of Sociology, VU University Amsterdam and Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen;4. Theo G. van Tilburg, Department of Sociology, VU University Amsterdam.;5. Radboud University Nijmegen |
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| Abstract: | This study examines the consequences of retirement for the continuation of work‐related personal ties. The hypothesis is that their inclusion in personal networks after retirement has become more likely because these relationships have become less role based in today's social‐cultural context. Data are from the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam. Members of two cohorts born during the periods 1928–1937 (N = 109) and 1938–1947 (N = 131) were interviewed in 1992 and 2002, respectively, with a follow‐up 3 years later. Among retirees, the likelihood of having work‐related relationships in their personal network after retirement increased by 19% in 10 years. This suggests that retirement has become less disruptive. Retirees seem more inclined to form intrinsically rewarding work‐related relationships that continue to be important following retirement. |
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