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Inductive content analysis was conducted to analyze users\u2019 motives to drink less, and the frequencies were stratified by age, sex, and Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) score categories.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n The most common motives to drink less were wanting to improve their physical health (1329\/2520, 52.7%), feel better in their body (823\/2520, 32.7%), improve their mental well-being (567\/2520, 22.5%), regain agency (483\/2520, 19.2%), live a different life (321\/2520, 12.7%), and have better relationships (309\/2520, 12.3%). The motives for drinking less,\u201cimprove physical health\u201d and \u201cfeel better in their body,\u201d had a lower prevalence among users in higher AUDIT risk zones compared with low-risk, while wanting to \u201cimprove their mental well-being,\u201d \u201cregain agency,\u201d \u201clive a different life,\u201d and \u201chave better relationships\u201d had a higher prevalence among users in higher AUDIT risk zones.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n Users of an alcohol reduction app in the United Kingdom most commonly reported wanting to improve their physical health, feel better in their bodies, and improve their mental well-being as their motives for drinking less alcohol. 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