Abstract:
This paper focused on the psychosocial issues adolescents face as a result of
divorce. Thus the paper gives a brief explanation of the general causes of family
divorce ranging from negligence, incompatibility among others not only in
Nigeria as a developing nation but even among the developed nations of the
world. The paper exposes the negative effects of divorce on the quality of life of
family members such as poor nutrition or malnutrition and its effects on family
cyclical brokenness as weakened parent-adolescent relationships and suggests
ways of ameliorating the problem. Among the suggestions made that School
counsellors should see themselves as parents and guides to the adolescents
involve. Some level of cordiality and friendliness should exist between them and
the adolescents so that the adolescents will be free to confide in them
