The present study explored binge drinking as a conformity behavior as it related to self-esteem and social acceptance in young adults. The researcher gathered information regarding the lived experience of young adults’ engagement in binge drinking to increase self-esteem and social acceptance using a qualitative interpretative phenomenological approach (IPA). A purposive sample of five female college students aged 22–24 meeting the inclusion criteria via researcher-developed screening was recruited. Data was collected via face-to-face, semi-structured interviews that were then transcribed, member-checked, and analyzed according to the IPA methodology. Themes included the following: low self-esteem was associated with behavior, low self-esteem was associated with binge drinking, and low relational value was associated with binge drinking. These findings have expanded upon the existing research regarding the role of binge drinking as a conformity behavior as it impacted self-esteem and social acceptance in attempts to increase relational value in young adults.

本研究探讨了暴饮酒是一种顺从行为，因为它与年轻人的自尊和社会接受度有关。研究人员使用定性解释现象学方法（IPA）收集了有关年轻人从事狂饮以提高自尊和社会接受度的生活经验的信息。通过研究人员开发的筛选方法，有针对性地抽取了5名22-24岁的女大学生，他们符合纳入标准。通过面对面的半结构化访谈收集数据，然后将其转录，进行成员检查并根据IPA方法进行分析。主题包括以下内容：低自尊与行为相关，低自尊与酗酒相关，低关系价值与酗酒相关。