Life Courses and Retirement Adjustment Among Men and Women in the Netherlands

Mustafa Firat, Mark Visser, Kène Henkens, Department of Sociology, Radboud University, the Netherlands, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute , the Hague, the Netherlands, University of Groningen and University Medical Centre Groningen, the Netherlands, Department of Sociology, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Research on Aging: An International Bimonthly Journal

Published online on October 25, 2025

Abstract

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This study examines life courses and retirement adjustment in the Netherlands. Gender-split latent class analyses identify four distinct trajectories among men and women, covering life events in work, family, health, care, and volunteering. The largest ...