LONDON: Children of families who move frequently (shifting house) are at higher risk of depression later in life, a new study has revealed.
The researchers found that children who shifted once between the ages of 10 and 15 were 41 percent more likely to develop depression in adulthood, compared to those whose families did not shift.
And children who shift twice at the aforementioned age are 61 percent more likely to develop depression. On the other hand, children who live in poor neighborhoods are 10 percent less likely to develop depression than other children.
Research findings suggest that the home environment during childhood is critical to protecting children from future mental health problems.
“We know that there are many factors that lead to a person’s poor mental state, but this is the first evidence that moving to a new neighborhood is a factor in these populations,” said Professor Cleo Sibell of the University of Plymouth in the UK. has been declared as one of
