Forman Christian College University
Course Code: Psyc 415
Course Title: Research Methods in Psychology II
Please go through the document on Interview Strategies carefully. Revisit the book and
clarify the difference between descriptive, evaluative, contrast and structural questions.
After doing this, construct your own interview guide comprising of at least 15 questions
and 2 prompts for each question. For example, if your interview question is:
For a questions such as 'What films do you enjoy watching?', a possible prompt can be,
'Do you enjoy watching a particular genre?'
Research questions:
How aware are women about menstruation?
What are women’s views about menstruation?
Are women open about their menstrual experiences with their family/friends?
What are the social and psychological challenges that women face related to menstruation?
How do women deal with social and psychological challenges that result from menstruation?
Women dealing with social and psychological challenges related to menstruation:
1. Describe everything that happened on your first period.
• Where did you have your first period?
• What did you do when you had your first period?
2. How did you first find out what menstruation was?
• Before your first period, had you ever read or heard about menstruation?
• What did you know about menstruation before it happened to you?
3. How comfortable are you in sharing your menstruation related information with your
female family members?
• Do you talk to your mother/sister about menstruation related issues?
• Who usually initiates such conversations?
4. How comfortable are you in sharing your menstruation related information with your
male family members?
• Can you tell your brother/father if you have a menstruation related issue?
• Infront of your brother/father, do you have to pretend like everything is
normal or can you behave the way you feel?
Course Code: Psyc 415
Course Title: Research Methods in Psychology II
Please go through the document on Interview Strategies carefully. Revisit the book and
clarify the difference between descriptive, evaluative, contrast and structural questions.
After doing this, construct your own interview guide comprising of at least 15 questions
and 2 prompts for each question. For example, if your interview question is:
For a questions such as 'What films do you enjoy watching?', a possible prompt can be,
'Do you enjoy watching a particular genre?'
Research questions:
How aware are women about menstruation?
What are women’s views about menstruation?
Are women open about their menstrual experiences with their family/friends?
What are the social and psychological challenges that women face related to menstruation?
How do women deal with social and psychological challenges that result from menstruation?
Women dealing with social and psychological challenges related to menstruation:
1. Describe everything that happened on your first period.
• Where did you have your first period?
• What did you do when you had your first period?
2. How did you first find out what menstruation was?
• Before your first period, had you ever read or heard about menstruation?
• What did you know about menstruation before it happened to you?
3. How comfortable are you in sharing your menstruation related information with your
female family members?
• Do you talk to your mother/sister about menstruation related issues?
• Who usually initiates such conversations?
4. How comfortable are you in sharing your menstruation related information with your
male family members?
• Can you tell your brother/father if you have a menstruation related issue?
• Infront of your brother/father, do you have to pretend like everything is
normal or can you behave the way you feel?
