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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Health. 2016 Mar 15;64(5):380–389. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2016.1158180

Table 1.

Interview guide.

Construct Elicitation question
Knowledge What is an e-cigarette?
What kind of brands of e-cigarettes have
  you heard of?
Have you ever seen an ad for e-cigarettes? If
  so, where?
Television, magazines, other?
Do you know of any other names for e-
  cigarettes?
Attitudes How do you feel about the idea of
  undergraduates using e-cigarettes?
What do you like/dislike about e-cigarettes?
What do you enjoy/hate about e-cigarettes?
What are your opinions when you see
  someone using an e-
cigarette? Does it depend on the location?
Perceived benefit/
  perceived advantages
What are some advantages of using e-
  cigarettes?
What are the benefits that might result from
  using e-cigarettes?
Perceived threat/
  perceived disadvantages
What are some disadvantages of using e-
  cigarettes?
What are the negative health effects that
  might result from using e-cigarettes?
Do you think e-cigarettes are less/more
  harmful than conventional cigarettes?
  Why?
Perceived barriers What kinds of barriers do you perceive to
  using e-cigarettes?
Perceived norms Who, which people or groups, might
  approve or support of your use of e-
  cigarettes?
Who, which people or groups, might
  disapprove of your use of e-cigarettes?
Perceived self-efficacy If you want to use e-cigarettes, how certain
  are you that you can?