Open AccessWant a healthy life: A qualitative study on motivation to cease alcoholic drink addiction
Author(s) -
Ibnu Sutoko,
Latipun Latipun
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
social behavior research and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2538-4155
pISSN - 2538-4813
DOI - 10.18502/sbrh.v5i1.6731
Subject(s) - addiction , nonprobability sampling , qualitative research , psychology , consumption (sociology) , habit , alcohol consumption , interpretative phenomenological analysis , social psychology , phenomenological method , clinical psychology , medicine , psychiatry , environmental health , alcohol , population , sociology , social science , biochemistry , chemistry , philosophy , epistemology
Background: The alcoholic drink level of consumption is still high, particularly among adolescents and adults. Continuous consumption of alcoholic drinks can lead to addiction, making it difficult to cope with; however, some individuals with such a situation are could cease the habit. This study aims to explore the process of individuals breaking away from alcohol dependence.
Methods: The research approach used qualitative with a phenomenological design. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to obtain in-depth data from eight subjects selected according to purposive sampling criteria. The data was analyzed using a descriptive phenomenological method.
Results: The study results found four main themes for quitting alcoholic beverages: the influence of the experience of becoming an addict, a strong internal desire to quit, being threatened by biological impacts, internal and external driving factors to quit.
Conclusion: Based on the findings, individuals who want to quit addiction must have a strong desire, consider the biological impact on health and have internal and external driving factors.