Many people around the world live as children, often because of their parents’ jobs. constantly in motion probably must. Of course, this situation also occurs very often in our country. We see that especially families of civil servants often move to different cities.

Now research has been done on the psychological effects of this exact situation. Scientists, How Exercising as a Child Affects the Individual Later in Life investigated. The findings showed that the results were not good in terms of mental health.

People who exercise a lot as children have a greater risk of becoming depressed as adults

The study, published last week in JAMA Psychiatry, found that children who got a lot of exercise during childhood and adolescence were more likely to survive into adulthood. greater risk of becoming depressed showed that this was the case. In fact, moving as a child It’s even more effective than being poor was seen.

Researchers examined data from 1 million people born in Denmark between 1982 and 2003. The results showed that 35,000 people, about 2.3%, were diagnosed with depression as adults. Then between the ages of 10 and 15 People who have moved more than once have a 61% higher risk of depression than others. That turned out to be the case.

Clive Sabel, one of the authors of the study, said in his statement about this:Even if you come from the poorest communities in terms of income, not moving, that is, staying in one place “permanently,” is protective for your mental health. “Even if you come from a wealthy neighborhood, you are more likely to be depressed if you have moved multiple times than if you come from a poor neighborhood and have never moved.”

Even more surprising, similar results were seen in those who moved from poor to wealthy neighborhoods. So much so that these people are at risk for depression 13% moreIn other words, even better circumstances could not eliminate the impact of moving on mental health.

Scientists have not gone into much detail about the reasons. But it is not hard to guess. Constant movement means that when a child gets used to one place, he/she moves to another place and tries to get used to it again. He leaves his friends and may feel lonely. This probably affects the later stages of his life. So the conclusion from this is that it is very important to be in a certain place during childhood.