The differential impact of retirement on social and emotional loneliness

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Analysis shows retirement affects emotional loneliness, implying variations by partner status among older adults.

Retirement significantly influences emotional loneliness but not social loneliness, indicating varied impacts.
The panel data study includes 5,238 older adults from the Netherlands across three waves: 2015, 2018, and 2023.
Results reveal emotional loneliness rises for partnered retirees while unpartnered ones experience a decrease.
The findings highlight how retirement can expose relational issues while showing resilience in social integration post-retirement.

Bosma et al. (2025) studied this question.

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