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SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION

1. Please tell me something about yourself -- what sort of person are you? (i.e., How would you describe yourself?)

a. What do you like most about yourself?

b. What do you like least about yourself?

2. Can you tell me about an experience that you have had in your life that would really describe who you are as a person?

3. How do you think others would describe you?

a. In what ways is it similar or different from the way you would describe yourself?

b. How important is what other people think of you, to you?

SECTION 2: COLLEGE AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES

1. What has your college experience been like so far?

What do you like best about college?
What do you like least about college?

2. Have you chosen a major?

IF YES:

a. What major did you choose?

b. How happy are you with this decision?

c. What is important to you in a major?
d. How do your parents feel about your choice?

IF NO:

a.   What major are you considering?

b.   What is important to you in a major?

c.   Do you sense that your parents have a particular preference?

3. What is your grade point average so far?

How good an index is this of your work and what you are capable of doing academically?
What is the lowest grade you could receive in a college course and still feel as if you had performed successfully?
What are your study habits like?

4. How do your current study habits compare with your study habits during high school?

In what ways are they similar or different?
What was your grade point average in high school?
How satisfied were you with your performance?

5. Do your parents put value on your doing well in school and getting good grades?

a.   How do they let you know this?

b.   What is considered a poor grade by your parents?

c.   How would they react if you received such a grade?

6. What are your favorite hobbies or activities (i.e., sports, music, movies), and what do you enjoy most about them?

7. What is your social life like in general?

Are you involved in any extracurricular activities or clubs?

8. How does your current social life compare with your social life in high school?

a. In what ways are they similar or different?

9. Tell me about your most memorable experience in college so far.

a. How has this experience impacted your life?

10. Tell me about your most memorable experience in high school.

a. In what ways did that experience impact your life?

11. Do you consider yourself a healthy person, in general (e.g., physically, emotionally, eating behaviors)?

a. Would you say that your general state of health is below average, average, or above average?

b. Have you ever had any serious accidents, illnesses, injuries, or surgeries?

If yes, please get specifics and dates.

c. Have you ever been on any medication?

If yes, please get specifics and dates.

d. Do you have any concerns about your health right now?

12. It is not unusual for college students to feel “stressed out”. Can you tell me about the most recent time when you have felt stressed?

How did you know that you were stressed? (i.e., what were the signs and/or symptoms?)
How did you handle the stress? (i.e., what did you do to alleviate the stress if anything?)

13. Are there any (other) problems or issues that you are facing now?

If yes, please get specifics.

SECTION 3: FUTURE PLANS

1. What are your plans after college?

IF GRADUATE SCHOOL:

What field or school?
What about this field appeals to you?
Have you considered any other plans for the future? (e.g., occupation, family)

IF JOB:

What do you plan to do?
What about this occupation appeals to you?
Have you considered any other plans for the future? (e.g., education, family)

IF FAMILY:

What about having a family appeals to you?
Have you considered any other plans for the future? (e.g., education, occupation)

IF UNCERTAIN:

What are you considering?
What about that appeals to you?

2. Do your parents approve of your plans for after college?

a. How do they indicate their approval or disapproval to you?

b. Is their approval important to you?

3. When you do leave college, is it important to you to live near your parents?

For yes or no, please explain.

SECTION 4: INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS

1. What is your current living situation? (e.g., with whom, how many)

How satisfied are you will your current living arrangement?

2. Can you tell me about the last time that you had a conflict with or were upset with one of your roommates?

What happened?
How did you handle the situation?
How was the situation resolved?
How satisfied were you with the outcome?

3. How would you describe your best non-romantic friend?

a. What do you like most about him/her?

b. What do you like least about him/her?

4. Can you tell me about the last time you had a conflict with or were upset with your best friend?

What happened?
How did you handle the situation?
How was the situation resolved?
How satisfied were you with the outcome?

5. Are you currently in a romantic relationship?

IF YES:

a.       How would you describe this person? (e.g., age, characteristics)

b.      How serious is this relationship? (i.e., married, live together, see each other every day, date once in a while)

c.       How important is this relationship to you compared with other things in your life?

d.      How satisfied are you with this relationship?

e.       Can you tell me about the last time that you had a conflict with or were upset with your partner?

1)      What happened?

2)     How did you handle the situation?

3)     How was the situation resolved?

4)     How satisfied were you with the outcome?

f.        Do your parents know about this relationship?

IF YES:

1)     Do they approve of it?

2)     How do they indicate their approval?

3)     Is their approval important to you?

IF NO:

1)     Why do they disapprove?

2)     How do they indicate their disapproval?

3)     Is their approval important to you?

6) Prior to this relationship, approximately how many relationships have you been in?

7) How old were you when you first started dating or when you were in your first relationship?

8) How long was your longest relationship?

IF NO:

a. Are you interested in having a romantic relationship in the near future?

IF YES:

1) What would you like (e.g., qualities/characteristics) in a significant other (boyfriend/girlfriend)?

a. Approximately how many relationships have you been in since you started dating?

2) How old were you when you first started dating or when you were in your first relationship?

3) How long was your longest relationship?

SECTION 5: CHILDHOOD AND FAMILY HISTORY

1. Please tell me something about what it was like growing up in your family?

2. Sibling Information

a. Do you have any brothers or sisters?

IF YES:

1) What are their ages?

2) Did you live with them when you were growing up?

a. Do you have any step-brothers or step-sisters, or half-brothers or half-sisters?

IF YES:

1) What are their ages?

2) Did you live with them when you were growing up?

3) What was/were your relationship(s) like with your sibling(s) when you were growing up?

4) What is/are your relationship(s) like with your sibling(s) now?

5) What are your siblings doing now? (e.g., occupation, school)

Did you live with your biological parents as a child and teenager?

IF YES:

a. Were they married?

IF NO:

a.   Please get specifics.

1)                 Death or divorce? (When or what age?)

2)                 Lived with step-parent? (What ages?)

3)                 Continuous or changing family situation (e.g., alternating custody).

4. Mother (SUBSTITUTE – e.g., grandmother)

a.   How old is your mother now?

b.   What is your mother's highest level of education?

c.   Was your mother employed while you were growing up?

IF YES:

1) What was her occupation?

2) Did she work full-time or part-time?

3) How old were you when she was working? (i.e., How many years of your childhood did she work?)

4) How important was her job to her when you were growing up?

IF NO:

1) Did she express a desire to work while you were growing up?

2) Is your mother employed now?

IF YES:

1) What is her occupation?

IF NO:

1) Does she express a desire to work now?

a. What was your mother (substitute--if not mother) like when you were a child?

2) What did you like best about her?

a. What did you like least about her?

b. How was she different from the mothers of your friends?

NOTE: REPEAT QUESTIONS FOR STEP-MOTHER(S)

5. Father (SUBSTITUTE – e.g., grandfather)

a.   How old is your father now?

b.   What is your father’s highest level of education?

c.   Was your father employed while you were growing up?

IF YES:

1) What was his occupation?

2) Did he work full-time or part-time?

3) How old were you when he was working? (i.e., How many years of your childhood did he work?)

4) How important was his job to him when you were growing up?

IF NO:

1) Did he express a desire to work while you were growing up?

2) Is your father employed now?

IF YES:

1) What is his occupation?

IF NO:

1) Does he express a desire to work now?

What was your father (substitute--if not father) like when you were a child?

1) What did you like best about him?

2) What did you like least about him?

3) How was he different from the fathers of your friends?

NOTE: REPEAT QUESTIONS FOR STEP-FATHER(S)

6. Relationship With Parents

Tell me something about your relationship with your parents when you were growing up?
Tell me something about your relationship with your parents now?
How has your relationship with your parents changed over the years?
What was your parents’ relationship with each other like when you were growing up?
Can you tell me about the most recent conflict you have had with your parents that really upset you?

1) What happened?

2) How did you handle the situation?

3) How was the situation resolved?

4) Were you satisfied were you with the outcome?

7. What values did your parents emphasize most when you were growing up? (i.e., independence, acheivement, responsibility, family duty)

8. Discipline

a. How did your mother discipline you as a child? (e.g., sent to room, spanked, etc.)

b. How did your father discipline you?

c. Did either parent take more responsibility than the other for disciplining you?

d. Were you comfortable with your parents' style of discipline?

9. Were there any serious problems or issues that you faced or experienced during your childhood or adolescent years?

If yes, please get specifics.

10. Religion

a. What was your parents’ religion when you were growing up, if any?

IF YES:

1) Did they have the same religion as each other?

If no, did this cause any conflict? Explain.

b. How much did religion impact your life growing up?

c. What religion do you identify yourself with now, if any?

IF YES:

1) In what ways is it important to you?

11. What ethnicity do you identify yourself with?

In what ways does your ethnicity or cultural background impact your life?
How important are cultural traditions to you?
In what ways are they important to you?

12. What was the financial status of your family when you were a child?

13. Community

How would you describe the community where you grew up (e.g., rural, suburban, urban)?
Did you live in a house, apartments, condos?
Thinking about the community that you grew up in, what would you say are its most important or defining features? (e.g., safety, graffiti)
What things about your community or region you grew up in are especially important or memorable to you?

SECTION 6: FINAL QUESTIONS

1. Thinking about your childhood and adolescent years, can you think of a defining event in your life that had a significant impact on or changed your life in some way?

If yes, please get specifics.

2. Overall, what was the best event you can remember about your life so far? (Explain--what happened, who was involved, how did this affect you?)

3. Is there anything else that you think we have not covered yet, that is important to understanding who you are as a person?