Abstract The period of emerging adulthood is seen as a period of transition from adolescence to adulthood and is associated with increased alcohol consumption. The aim of the study is to understand the meaning of alcohol for emerging adults through stories about alcohol intoxication. Eighty-two drinking stories written by emerging adults were analysed using the narrative oriented inquiry (NOI) method. The results are divided into three layers: (1) contents of the drinking stories, (2) discourses of drinking stories, (3) (re)construction of the identity of emerging adults in drinking stories. I sought to extend the current knowledge on drinking stories in two ways: (a) localization within emerging adulthood, (b) by using NOI methodology. Results show the importance of drinking stories for identity construction of emerging adults and as markers of the beginning and the end of emerging adulthood, albeit not a linear one.

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新兴成年人的饮酒故事

摘要 成年期被视为从青春期到成年期的过渡期，与饮酒量增加有关。该研究的目的是通过有关酒精中毒的故事了解酒精对新兴成年人的意义。使用面向叙事的调查 (NOI) 方法分析了由新兴成年人撰写的 82 篇饮酒故事。结果分为三个层次：（1）饮酒故事的内容，（2）饮酒故事的话语，（3）（重新）建构饮酒故事中新兴成年人的身份。我试图通过两种方式扩展当前关于饮酒故事的知识：（a）新兴成年期的本地化，（b）使用 NOI 方法。