International Journal of Academic Pedagogical Research (IJAPR)   Year: 2021 | Volume: 5 | Issue: 2 | Page No.: 1-6 Psychosocial Influence of Polygamy on Access to Quality Education among Students in Public Secondary School in Obio/Akpor, Rivers State, Nigeria Ukwuije, Chinedu Kelechi. PhD and Amadi, Cajetan N. PhD Abstract: Poor quality education is an anathema and has devastating implications for the overall development of society. The study investigated polygamy and access to quality secondary education in Obio/Akpor local government area of Rivers state. Two research questions were posed and two null hypotheses formulated to guide the study. The descriptive survey design was used for the study. However, 398students of 6 selected public secondary schools in Obio/AkporLocal Government Area. The instrument for the study was a questionnaire titled 'Polygamy and Access to Quality Education Questionnaire' (PAQEQ) with the modified Likert 4-point scale. The instrument was validated and had a reliability index of 0.7. The research questions were answered using mean (x) and standard deviation (SD) while z-test was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed that polygamy has significantly influence on the emotional stability of students. Also, polygamy has significantly higher influence on access to schooling resources among secondary school students..Based on the findings, it was recommended that adequate plans towards children's education should be made so that they can start their education at early age and adequate care should be taken by parents towards reducing, if not completely eradicating the level of psychological trauma, tension or transfer of aggression among students from most polygamous homes.