Alcohol Quitting Management: Perspectives on Undergraduate Students' Experiences
Author(s): Putwimon Chocharat*
Abstract
Objective: Although most aspects of alcohol management are influenced by behavior, affect, and cognition, there is considerable variability among university students. Some students are more likely to be influenced by feelings, others by behaviors, and still others by beliefs. This study examines the conditions for abstaining from alcohol consumption among undergraduate students in the southern part of Thailand.
Method: The study employed in-depth interviews with 120 undergraduate students and group discussions with 120 student organization committee members. These participants were current or former student organization or undergraduate student club committees from each faculty of universities in the southern region, totaling 12 locations. Interview forms were used as the research tool. Results: In our study, the majority of participants reflected apparent 44 indications of the main conditions for alcohol quitting management. After coding the data, elements exhibiting similar patterns revealed five themes
Conclusion: The findings highlighted the importance of data gathered through individual and focus group interviews. University students emphasized the critical roles of self-control, attitude, future expectations, motivation, and self-efficacy perception in managing alcohol abstinence. Educational institutions and health organizations should focus on promoting activities, adjusting attitudes, and encouraging students to develop good personal values to stay away from alcohol.