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| Consequences of men's retirement for the continuation of work-related personal relationships | | Author(s) | Theo van Tilburg |
| Journal title | Ageing International, vol 28, no 4, Fall 2003 |
| Pages | pp 345-358 |
| Keywords | Older men ; Retirement ; Personal relationships ; Social contacts ; Longitudinal surveys ; Netherlands. |
| Annotation | Retirement is an important life-cycle marker and has a major impact on an individual's functioning. Based on the social convoy model (a life-span developmental model of personal networks based on role and attachment theories), it is hypothesised that retirement decreases the likelihood of continuation of co-worker relationships. Socio-emotional selectivity theory predicts a decline in the number of peripheral relationships with ageing, and thereby a decline in network size and number of co-worker relationships among working and retired people. This study uses data from the Longitudinal Aging Stuy Amsterdam (LASA) with five observations between 1992 and 2002. At baseline, 226 aged 54-81 were employed, of whom 166 retired in the course of the study. The results of multilevel regression analyses showed a stable network size for both working and retired men. Among all men, the number of work-related network members declined, but more strongly among retirees. It is concluded that the convoy model fits better with the data than does socio-emotional selectivity theory. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-041202203 A |
| Classmark | BC: G3: DS: TOA: 3J: 76H |
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