Adolescent Experiences in Getting Family Development Task during Their Puberty: A Phenomenology Study

Introduction Indonesia has 30 percent adolescents of the total population (69 million). The first phase of adolescent growth is puberty which is signed by very fast physical and psychological changes. 78 percent of adolescents were not given an explanation about puberty by their parents; it reveals that families should be able to give development tasks to address this problem. The aim is to explore adolescent experiences in getting family development tasks during puberty. Methods This is a phenomenological study design. Researchers conducted in depth interviews to eight adolescents by purposive sampling in Purwokerto by employing Colaizzi methods for data analysis. Results The first theme is puberty changes. The second theme is adolescent problems. The third theme is adolescents received family role. The fourth theme is adolescent expectations of family behavior. Puberty changes consist of physical, psychosexual, social, emotions, attitudes, cognitive and feelings changed. Low of self body image and hopelessness were adolescent problems. Adolescents received support, negative attitudes and the rules apply from family. Adolescent hope that their family will give: caring, understanding, the right opinion, increasing communication frequency, play chance, directing and controlling. Conclusions Adolescents feel that they receive insufficient family development tasks. It is recommended to carry out adolescents peer counselor to fulfill this gap.