| Warm up questions |
Warm up questions are the first questions of an interview that may or may not be related to the content of the overall research questions. |
These questions are used to help initiate the interview and help participants start talking about their experiences. |
In the past few months, your sister/daughter had a baby. What has it been like to be a grandparent/aunt or uncle? (SmithBattle, 1992) Describe any health problems you now have or have had in the last year? (Lorenz, 2007) Have there been any big changes in your lives since my last visit a couple weeks ago? (SmithBattle, 1992)
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| Core questions |
Core questions directly relate to the information the researcher wants to know. |
These questions are used to help participants talk openly and more specifically about the topic. |
I am interested in learning about what it is like to become a father of a pre‐term infant and what aspects of having a pre‐term infant are difficult. Can you tell me about a recent event that stands out for you as being particularly difficult? (Pohlman, 2003) I would like you to describe a situation that stands out for your family as being particularly difficult or stressful in living with or caring for a young mother and her baby. (SmithBattle, 1992) Can you tell me what helps you cope with discrimination or obstacles with being African American? (Who in your family or friends helps you cope?) (Fyle‐Thorpe, 2015). How does your child cope with difficult situations? (Fyle‐Thorpe, 2015). What keeps you going when you have these kinds of difficulties? (Fyle‐Thorpe, 2015).
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| Probing questions |
Probing questions are questions that ask for more details about a particular aspect of the core questions |
These questions are used to answer particular aspects of the core interview questions and obtain greater detail about responses from the participants. |
Tell me what happened. (Pohlman, 2003) What led up to the situation? (Pohlman, 2003) What were your thoughts, feelings, and reactions to the situation? What were your priorities during the incident? (Pohlman, 2003) What did you do? (Pohlman, 2003) How did you feel afterwards? (Pohlman, 2003) What else did you consider doing? (Pohlman, 2003) Who was most helpful to you in this situation? (Pohlman, 2003) Looking back on it now, is there anything you would do differently? (Pohlman, 2003) What did you learn about yourself in this situation? What did you learn about your baby? (Pohlman, 2003) What was most helpful to you in this situation? (Lorenz, 2007)
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| Wrap up questions |
Wrap up questions are the last questions of an interview. |
These questions are used to provide closure to an interview and prevent the interview from ending abruptly. |
Is there anything else you want to add that my questions have not addressed? (Fyle‐Thorpe, 2015). Is there any circumstance you want to discuss that we have not talked about? (Fyle‐Thorpe, 2015)
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