The Bunda Serayu Orphanage in Banyumas, Central Java, Indonesia cares for 35 children and adolescents aged 0-20 years. They were placed in this orphanage because of economic factors, their parents died, and the family was not harmonious. They live together in an orphanage that guarantees clothing, food, and shelter, but they are far from the love of their parents. Therefore, this study aims to categorize the meaning of adolescent affection and make a model of adolescent affection at the orphanage. This qualitative research uses Alfred Schutz’s phenomenological theory. Data were obtained through interviews and observations. The results of research on 10 teenagers aged 13-20 years in this orphanage found 7 constructions of the meaning of affection, namely affection as something experienced or recognized, affection as something that is lost, affection as motivation, affection as longing, affection as something lacking, compassion as orientation, and compassion as a pursuit.

Interpersonal Communication, Teenage Love, Orphanage, Phenomenology