Hubungan Pergaulan Bebas dan Kecemasan Masa Depan dengan Perilaku Seksual Remaja Berpacaran yang Fatherless

Adolescent sexual behavior is a phenomenon that needs to be understood by considering various factors related to individual conditions and the social environment. This study aimed to examine the relationship between promiscuity and future anxiety and adolescent sexual behavior among dating adolescents with fatherless characteristics, both simultaneously and partially. In this study, fatherless refers to a condition in which the father is absent or uninvolved in caregiving, either physically or emotionally. This study employed a quantitative approach with a correlational design. The participants were 100 individuals aged 15–24 years who were currently dating, had fatherless characteristics, and resided in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Data were collected online using scales measuring adolescent sexual behavior, promiscuity, and future anxiety. The data were analyzed using multiple linear regression. The results showed that promiscuity and future anxiety were jointly significantly associated with adolescent sexual behavior (F=55.854, p<0.001, =0.535; f²=1,15). In the partial analysis, promiscuity was significantly associated with adolescent sexual behavior (B=0.381, β=0.626, p<0.001), whereas future anxiety was not significantly associated with adolescent sexual behavior (B=0.122, β=0.131, p=0.224).