Self-Resolution of Alcohol Problems in Young Adulthood: A Process of Securing Solid Ground

Quantitative research findings suggest that young adults resolve alcohol problems without participating in support groups or formal treatment programs. However, researchers have failed to fully explain the self-resolution process among this age group. Thus, the authors used grounded theory to better explicate why and how young adults self-resolve alcohol problems. The findings suggest that self-resolving alcohol problems in young adulthood involves a temporal process of seeking and securing solid ground. This process is precipitated by situations in which individuals experience precarious footing and eventually begin to lose their balance. These culminating events lead young adults to pursue personal visions and find safe footing on solid ground, despite some rugged terrain along the way.

定量研究结果表明，年轻人无需参加互助小组或正规治疗项目就能解决酗酒问题。然而，研究人员未能充分解释这一年龄段人群的自我解决过程。因此，作者运用扎根理论更好地阐释年轻人为何以及如何自我解决酗酒问题。研究结果显示，青年时期自我解决酗酒问题涉及一个寻求并获得稳固基础的时间过程。这一过程是由个体处于不稳定状态并最终开始失去平衡的情况所引发的。这些最终事件促使年轻人追求个人理想，并在稳固的基础上找到安全立足点，尽管途中会有一些崎岖地形。