Mental effects of divorce on children

Abstract

The vast majority of adolescents can not cope with parental divorce since it certainly leaves an indelible imprint on their lives. Thus, acknowledging the potential ramifications of every mental health issue that is caused by a parental divorce can assist in reducing the negative effects of these unhealthy reactions on adolescents. Moreover, while determining the scale of those adverse effects might prevent behavioural problems and social as well as psychological maladjustment to divorce. The generalizability of much-published research rises concern over the previous studies that provided limited comparisons of effects on age groups. The major objective of this study is to investigate the mental issues caused by parental divorce to decrease their effects on adolescents. The paper questions why parental divorce has a more detrimental impact than other stressful life events and how marital disruption can lead to significant mental health issues in adolescents than in other age groups. The study will be conducted by using qualitative analysis.