Parental Bonding and Alexithymia in Late Adolescents

Abstract

This study aims to determine the relationship between parental bonding and alexithymia in late adolescents. It uses a quantitative correlational research design with 158 subjects who meet the criteria of being in the late adolescent developmental stage and aged 18-22 years. Sampling was conducted using a purposive sampling technique. Data collection for this study employed the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) and the Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI). The data analysis technique used by the researchers is Pearson's product-moment correlation. Based on the results of the analysis, the correlation coefficient obtained was r = -0.319, with p < 0.001. These results indicate a negative relationship between parental bonding and alexithymia in late adolescents, thereby accepting the hypothesis of this study. The parental bonding aspect, namely care, obtained an AIC value of 1108 and a BIC value of 1117, while the control aspect obtained an AIC value of 1109 and a BIC value of 1121. This suggests that the care aspect has a better model performance and affects alexithymia more than the control aspect. The coefficient of determination (R2) is 0.102, which means parental bonding effectively influences alexithymia by 10.2%, with the remaining 89.8% influenced by other factors.

Keywords: alexithymia, parental bonding, late adolescents