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. 2013 Sep 24;13:882. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-882

Table 1.

Interview schedule adolescents (with predefined themes)

Theme Example questions
Attitude
What do you think of binge drinking? Are there any benefits? Are there any disadvantages?
Social influences
Which people like/approve that you are binge drinking?
Do these people binge drink themselves? If yes, when? What happens then?
Which people dislike/disapprove that you are binge drinking? How do they let you know? Do these people binge drink?
Social network
Are there differences in opinion or influences of your friends on your binge drinking behavior?
Friends in school or outside school
Older/younger friends
Boyfriend/girlfriend
Siblings
First time binge drinking
When and why was the first time you have been binge drinking?
How was this? Who was involved? Did that had any consequences (punishment of parents, approval of friends)?
Self efficacy
When is it easy/hard not to binge drink?
Action plans
What do you do when you do not want to binge drink? How do you handle difficult situations?
Environmental factors
When/in which situations do you usually binge drink?
When/in which situations do you drink alcohol without binge drinking?
What causes you to drink? What withholds you from drinking?
Attitude parents
What do your parents think about you binge drinking?
Monitoring parents
Do your parents know where and with whom you are? Do you talk about e.g. when you have to be home in the night?
Rules parents
Are you allowed to drink alcohol at home? Are there any rules concerning your alcohol consumption in general?
Communication
Do you communicate with your parents about alcohol (how much you can drink)?
Behavior parents Do your parents drink alcohol? If yes, when/how much? Do your parents provide you with alcohol?