Negative Impacts of Divorce

On the emotional level, divorce leads to negative consequences for individuals and families, shown in the financial and social aspects. When a couple has decided how they no longer wish to be wed, the ramifications usually have emotional impacts on both the spouses and kids. On the emotional aspect, the stress, depression and anxiety of people with divorce increases when one is forced to adjust to this new lifestyle of being on their own. The younger generation may feel perplexed and suffer from growing instability and some degree of unfamiliarity, directly impacting their mental and interpersonal growth. Divorce can severely affect the emotions of the involved parties and the financial and social spheres as people and families are transformed in response to the challenges of this choice.

Economically, one is faced with a reduction in earnings within the home, particularly with the breadwinner being the one to leave while the other undergoes a job loss. Taxes, legal expenses, spousal support, child support, and property and asset split affect many financial areas and create long-term economic repercussions. Socially, divorce can change one's social structure of friends or relatives, and they may come under pressure to take sides or sever their relations with the couple (Damota, 2019). They have turned to social media as a way to cope with loneliness, as this disruption adds to feelings of inconvenience and fear.  

Since divorce impacts not only the family unit but many other traits, it is apparent that the latter has negative ramifications. Cited records show that students who come from divorced parents perform poorly in their studies, exhibit undesirable behaviors, and report higher proportions of juvenile delinquency than their counterparts from intact homes. They can even continue through adulthood as they compromise the affected individuals' educational achievements and employers, thus well-being (Damota, 2019). Also, divorce can lead to the cyclical continuation of intergenerational instability because divorced parents have children who are likely to show similar behavior in relationships along the societal health models of instability.

Therefore, although the breakdown of marriage can be an unavoidable consequence of specific irreconcilable differences, the consequences are disastrous regarding personal happiness and other domains of the lives of people undertaking the action. Divorce takes a toll on the individual and the family in several ways, from the emotional turmoil, the economy to the social shift. Understanding these effects serves as a reminder that divorce care seeks to impart tools and coping mechanisms to help people dealing with the trials of dissolution go through the process to empower them after they emerge as wounded survivors of change.