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[quote=Anonymous]There are some caveats with this study. Danes (and Europeans in general) do not move with the frequency that Americans move. They move far less often and for shorter distances. It follows that kids who do move in Denmark are in a small minority in their new community. If depression is linked to feeling isolated due to being shut out of social opportunities, that is not as often the case in the us, where many cities and communities are more transient, and sports clubs, social clubs etc are not as entrenched with longtime locals.

In communities where moving is not a frequent occurrence, it also follows that schools, churches, and other social groups are not as well set up for newcomers. Sports teams might not be as amenable for the super star that just moved to town. School moms might not have welcome coffees for new families. Your kid’s elementary class might have had 2 new kids join them since they were 5. This is the problem with studies, they don’t see the full picture. More studies are needed.

I moved 6 times between college and getting married. My hardest move by far, was moving back to my medium sized hometown. My high schools friends had all left, and most people there had grown up there and were not interested in making new friends. They were friendly, but they already had their well established friends. It was much easier to move to ny, San Francisco, dc, Boston etc, where many other people are also new and were interested in meeting people. [/quote]

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