The Meaning Of Binge Drinking: A Phenomenological Study Of Women Who Go On Big Nights Out

Abstract

This paper describes a phenomenological study of the experiences of women who binge drink. The research analysis was conducted with SEA (Structural Existential Analysis) as a research heuristic. The research was carried out with eight women who regularly binge drink on nights out. All participants were professional women in the age group 25 to 55 whose drinking falls outside parameters generally defined as problematic.