Introduction

Alcohol consumption among adolescents is a growing and frequent problem. Moreover, the episodic but excessive consumption of alcohol is becoming more common among the population. This situation makes it necessary for the nursing professional practicing in primary care to implement strategies and tools based on scientific evidence to address this problem.

Objective

Based on the Change Intention Model Specific Situation Theory (I-Change), to develop a proposal aimed at changing the behaviors of adolescents who binge drinking.

Development

The three steps methodology proposed by Fawcett was used. Using both English and Spanish terms, as well as the boolean operators AND and OR, diverse databases, were consulted regarding the literature on binge drinking. The conceptual theoretical- empirical structure of the proposal based on the Specific Situation Theory (binge drinking) was then constituted.

Conclusions

The present proposal offers an alternative to achieve a behavior change regarding binge drinking through a motivational process of three phases: pre-motivational, motivational, and post-motivational. This proposal can be implemented in order to address the problem of binge drinking among adolescents. The findings derived from this application can further provide evidence to the nursing professionals practicing alcohol consumption prevention.