Moving to a new town or even a new neighborhood is stressful at any age, but a new study shows that frequent moves in childhood are related to poorer well-being(幸福) in adulthood, especially among people who are more introverted(内向的) or neurotic(神经症的).
The researchers tested the relationship between the number of childhood moves and well-being in a sample of 7108 American adults who were followed for 10 years.
“We know that children who move frequently are more likely to perform poorly in school and have more behavioral problems,” said the study’s lead author Shigehiro Oishi. “However, the long-term effects of moving on well-being in adulthood have been overlooked by researchers.”
The study’s participants, who were between the ages of 20 and 75, were contacted in 1994 and 1995 and were surveyed again 10 years later. They were asked how many times they had moved as children, as well as about their psychological well-being, personality type and social relationships.
The researchers found that the more times people moved as children, the more likely they were to report lower life satisfaction and psychological well-being at the time they were surveyed. The research also showed that those who moved frequently as children had fewer quality social relationships as adults.
The researchers also looked to see if different personality types affected frequent movers’ well-being. Among introverts, the more moves participants reported as children, the worse off they were as adults. “Moving a lot makes it difficult for people to keep long-term close relationships.” Said Oishi. “This might not be a serious problem for outgoing people who can make friends quickly and easily.”
The findings showed neurotic people who moved frequently reported less life satisfaction and poorer psychological well-being than people who did not move as much and people who were not neurotic. However, the number and quality of neurotic people’s relationships had no effect on their well-being, no matter how often they had moved as children. In the article, Oishi thinks this may be because neurotic people have more negative reactions to stressful life events in general.
“We can guess that moving often creates more stress,” Oishi said. “But we need more research on this link before we can conclude that moving often in childhood can, in fact, be dangerous to your health in the long-term.”
【小题1】What can be learnt about the new study from the passage?A．The participants were from all over the world.B．It was carried out in two periods of time.C．The participants were mostly old people.D．The participants had poor health.【小题2】What is the purpose of the study?A．To show the relationship between moving and performance in schoolB．To show the relationship between moving and well-beingC．To investigate Americans’ well-being in generalD．To research the personality types of Americans【小题3】According to Oishi, .A．moving a lot is a serious problem for outgoing peopleB．moving probably makes some people feel worried and tenseC．moving frequently is likely to help people make more friendsD．moving often is dangerous to people’s health in the long-term【小题4】The fifth and sixth paragraphs mainly talk about .A．the process of the study B．the results of the study C．the importance of the studyD．the theory of the study【小题5】It can be inferred from the passage that .A．adults should take more care over their kidsB．neurotic people are likely to move frequentlyC．children who move frequently behave well in schoolD．personality types are related to frequent movers’ happinessB
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(答案→)B
解析：
【小题1】B 细节题。根据第四段1,2行The study’s participants, who were between the ages of 20 and 75, were contacted in 1994 and 1995 and were surveyed again 10 years later.什么吗这些研究对象在两个时间点接受调查，故B正确。
【小题2】B 细节题。根据第二段The researchers tested the relationship between the number of childhood moves and well-being in a sample of 7108 American adults who were followed for 10 years.说明B正确。
【小题3】D 推理题。根据文章第三段“We know that children who move frequently are more likely to perform poorly in school and have more behavioral problems,” said the study’s lead author Shigehiro Oishi. “However, the long-term effects of moving on well-being in adulthood have been overlooked by researchers.”说明他认为频繁的搬家对孩子的影响很大，会导致很多方面的问题，对于富有的成年人的影响也是很大的，只是被忽视了。故D正确。
【小题4】B 段落大意题。根据这两段The researchers found that the more …和The researchers also looked to see …说明这两段都是在说明研究的结果。故B正确。
【小题5】D 推理题。根据第六段第一行The researchers also looked to see if different personality types affected frequent movers’ well-being.说明不同的性格对频繁搬家的影响也是存在的，故D正确。