8/19/2016 – Baby boomers have trouble making new friends in retirement, research shows

The older people get, the more challenging it can be to make friends, and that’s especially true after retirement as work is one of the most common ways to meet people.

Research from the Stanford Center on Longevity shows of all the age groups, baby boomers show the most signs of disengaging from traditional modes of social relationships, said Laura Carstensen, founding director of the center and a psychology professor at Stanford University.

Read the full article at Chicago Tribune.