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Originally Posted by Lrad123
I moved 12 times by the time I finished high school to different cities within the US and also to other countries. There’s actually an interesting article published in 2010 in the Journal of Personality (I think - you can google it) about the emotional effects of frequent moves during childhood on adults. The conclusion was that those folks are more unhappy as adults and have less satisfying relationships. Effects were stronger for introverts than extrovert.
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I have read that emotional effect of a major move (they were referring to immigration only) on a any age persons mental health is equivalent to experiencing natural disasters or some other major tragedy. Even if the move is positive, the blow is major