Pola Komunikasi dalam Pembentukan Konsep Diri pada Dewasa Awal yang Mengalami Fatherless di Kota Medan

Abstract

The objective of the research is to analyze communication pattern in establishing self-concept in young adults undergoing fatherless, self-transparency in young adults, and communication inhibiting factor felt by young adults who are fatherless in Medan. The theories used in this research are the theories of symbolic interaction, self-concept, and self-transparency. The research uses qualitative research method. The samples are 6 (six) young adults who undergo fatherless. The result of the research shows that the absence of the father causes dysfunctional communication pattern in the family which, in turn, influences various aspects of life of the informants such as communication with environment and their selfconcept. Of the six informants, four of them get difficulty in communication, have low self-confidence, and tend to be pessimistic. Self-transparency is influenced by internal and external motivation and the right situation and time. Their selftransparency also depends on the intensity and serious relationship with other people. Obstacles in communication in young adults psychological and psychological noise obstacles caused by the loss of a father figure caused by death and his absence in the informants ' childhood This condition establishes the feeling of scare to be communicated and causes troubles in expressing their feelings.