Abstract

Objectives

University students report experiencing regrettable health and social outcomes following excessive alcohol consumption. Students also report experiencing regret when they are unable to attend drinking events. This study explored how such experiences influence risk appraisals and decisions about future alcohol consumption.

Design and Measures

Thirteen university students (69% female, 18–20 years old) discussed the interplay of regret with alcohol consumption, and nonattendance at drinking events, in one of three focus groups. Transcripts were analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA).

Results

IPA produced three super-ordinate themes: ‘It’s not something I would have done sober’, ‘Attitudes towards action regret’ and ‘Fear of Missing Out (FoMO)’. Participants reported regrettable experiences (e.g. alcohol poisoning, tattoos), and a gender difference in risk appraisals was apparent. Attitudes towards action regret affected risk appraisals and informed future drinking decisions. Participants reported experiencing FoMO when they were unable to attend drinking events.

Conclusion

Regrettable incidents following excessive consumption were seen as common but did not affect risk appraisals or future drinking decisions. Students’ reported they preferred the regrettable experiences that follow excessive consumption than the FoMO experienced when they were unable to attend drinking events, suggesting FoMO may drive attendance at future drinking events.

中文翻译：

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“你第二天早上看到照片，就像我希望我在照片中一样”：对大学生与酒精有关的后悔的解释现象学分析

摘要

目标

大学生报告称，过量饮酒会导致令人遗憾的健康和社会后果。学生还报告无法参加饮酒活动时感到遗憾。这项研究探讨了这些经历如何影响风险评估和未来饮酒决策。

设计与措施

在三个焦点小组之一中，有13名大学生（69％的女性，18-20岁）讨论了后悔与饮酒和不参加饮酒事件之间的相互作用。使用解释性现象学分析（IPA）分析成绩单。

结果

IPA提出了三个上级主题：“这不是我会清醒地做的事情”，“对采取行动的态度感到遗憾”和“对缺失的恐惧（FoMO）”。参与者报告了令人遗憾的经历（例如，酒精中毒，纹身），并且在风险评估中性别明显不同。采取行动的态度对受影响的风险评估和未来的饮酒决定产生了遗憾。参与者报告无法参加饮酒活动时体验了FoMO。

结论

过度饮酒后令人遗憾的事件被视为常见事件，但不会影响风险评估或未来的饮酒决定。学生的报告说，他们比无法参加饮酒活动的FoMO经历了过量消费带来的令人遗憾的经历，这表明FoMO可能会推动参加未来的饮酒活动。