Article in Salon via Alternet
Of course the study wasn't performed on US kids, so there could be differences in reaction. Here's my major moves before the age of 21 (when we returned to the US. I spent a year before going back to London for 2 years, then Mannheim for two years, followed by Brussels for two years.).
1st move @ 10 days old, from WA to CA
2nd move @ 18 months old from CA to DC
3rd move @ 3 years from DC to Saigon
4th move @ 3 years from Saigon to CA
5th move @ 4 years from CA to DC
6th move @ 6 years from DC to London
7th move @ 8 years from London to CA
8th move @ 8 years from CA to VA
9th move @ 9 years from VA to DC
10th move @ 15 years from DC to VA
11th move @ 17 years from VA to Brussels
No wonder I made my first suicide attempt at 16. It wasn't a good attempt, but still. Also, only one move was into a war zone, so that's got to be a plus. None of this includes internal moves in the same city, though, to be fair, I had more of those once I returned to the US when I was 28.
1st move @ 10 days old, from WA to CA
2nd move @ 18 months old from CA to DC
3rd move @ 3 years from DC to Saigon
4th move @ 3 years from Saigon to CA
5th move @ 4 years from CA to DC
6th move @ 6 years from DC to London
7th move @ 8 years from London to CA
8th move @ 8 years from CA to VA
9th move @ 9 years from VA to DC
10th move @ 15 years from DC to VA
11th move @ 17 years from VA to Brussels
No wonder I made my first suicide attempt at 16. It wasn't a good attempt, but still. Also, only one move was into a war zone, so that's got to be a plus. None of this includes internal moves in the same city, though, to be fair, I had more of those once I returned to the US when I was 28.