The Psychology of Retirement

This book looks at this life stage as a journey that involves challenges, opportunities, setbacks, and exciting new beginnings. Updates include a new chapter on the ’old age’ stage of life as well as end-of-chapter tips, case studies of retirees and pre-retirees, and new statistics including the effects of COVID and homeworking.

Emeritus Professor Susan Moore andEmeritus Professor Doreen Rosenthal are social researchers and retired academics who write extensively for both academic and non-academic audiences. They have jointly authored books on adolescence, sexuality, grandparenting, and retirement. They take their own advice about retirement, aiming to stay mentally, physically and socially active.