This study out of Denmark analyzed 1.1 million people born between 1981 and 2001. The results are unsurprising.
Parents, I bet you had no idea that if you moved your kids from home to home multiple times in their lives they'd be negatively impacted by this later in life.
Looking at you, mom and dad!
People who experience a significant number of moves before the age of 15 are over 40% more likely to be diagnosed with depression in later life, a new study has shown …
Specifically, children who move once between ages 10 to 15 are 41% more likely to be diagnosed with depression than those who don't move. And if a child moves twice or more between the ages of 10 and 15, the risk rises to around 61%. This is a stronger effect than growing up in a deprived neighbourhood.
61% more likely to suffer from depression if you moved multiple times between ten and fifteen.
As someone who moved four times in that time period, I can honestly tell you I'm part of the 39%. Never mind all the friends I separated from in 2001, and then those other friends I separated from in 2002, and then those other friends from that other school I never saw again. No big deal, I'm fine.
Another unsurprising find in this study is something we should all keep an eye on, especially in this fallen world we live in.
It has led researchers behind the study to suggest a settled home environment - in terms of location - during childhood may be one way of protecting against future mental health issues.
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