Moving in adolescence could be a stressful experience, potentially disturbing development into adulthood. This study investigated the relationship between residential mobility in adolescence and life satisfaction in young adulthood, focusing on moving timing, frequency, and distance, using (retrospective) longitudinal German survey data (N = 2998, mean age = 20.18, 45.8% boy, 6.8% first-generation immigrant, 31.0% children of immigrants). Moving twice or more in adolescence was linked to lower life satisfaction in young adulthood, even after controlling for family background characteristics. Moving distance was unrelated to life satisfaction. Exploratory analyses showed that particularly for children of immigrants, frequent moving was related to lower life satisfaction. Since frequent moving in adolescence was more common in disadvantaged families, frequent moving could reinforce social inequalities into young adulthood.

青春期搬家可能是一次充满压力的经历，可能会干扰成年期的发育。本研究利用（回顾性）德国纵向调查数据，调查了青春期居住流动性与成年后生活满意度之间的关系，重点关注搬家时间、频率和距离（N  = 2998，平均年龄 = 20.18，45.8% 男孩，6.8） % 第一代移民，31.0% 移民子女）。即使在控制了家庭背景特征之后，青春期搬家两次或两次以上也与成年后较低的生活满意度有关。移动距离与生活满意度无关。探索性分析表明，特别是对于移民儿童来说，频繁搬家与较低的生活满意度有关。由于青少年时期频繁搬家在弱势家庭中更为常见，因此频繁搬家可能会加剧成年初期的社会不平等。