Table 1 Initial interview guide

1. Tell me about your dating experiences: what is dating like for you? (What meaning does dating have, how does dating make you fell, how does it affect your behaviors, feeling, or emotions?)

2. How are your dating experiences similar or different from those of your friends? Tell me about their dating relationships.

3. What are the positive consequences of dating? What are the negative consequences of dating? Are these similar for other people your age?

4. Tell me about negative dating experiences you have had or negative experiences of your friends.

5. What constitutes abuse in a dating relationship, either your own or one that you know about? What occurs in response to the abuse?

6. What factors or influences do you feel contribute to a non-abusive dating relationship?

7. How do you relationships with family member influence your dating? How do their relationship with each other influence your dating?

8. How do your friends influence your dating?