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Below are the interview questions I used while working on Worth, Changing. I didn't use all of them in every interview, and I added some new ones depending on the direction of the conversation. Feel free to alter them as you see fit!

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State your name or pseudonym for the record

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Do you consent to this interview audio being recorded?

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Where are you from, what high school did you go to, and what year did you graduate?

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What were your general impressions of high school (positive, negative, etc.)?

 

How was high school different than you expected (based on media depictions, friend/sibling/parent experiences and expectations, and/or your own assumptions)?

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What was your favorite class in high school? Favorite teacher? Why?

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When do you think adolescence began for you? When did you start to identify as a teenager?

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How did becoming a teenager change how you thought about yourself (how you dressed/presented yourself, your interests and hobbies, and/or your friends and relationships)?

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How did becoming a teenager change how others perceived you?

 

Did you ever struggle with body image in high school?

 

What was your relationship with your family like during high school (parents/guardians, siblings, etc.)?

 

Did you have a group of friends in high school? How did your friendships change during that time?

 

Did/would you consider yourself part of any specific clique?
 

Did you date in high school? How much did romantic relationships affect your teenage years?
 

What were your interests and hobbies (sports, clubs, media consumption)? Did/have they changed over time?

 

Who were your role models when you were a teenager? Why?

 

Were you voted for a senior superlative in high school? How did you feel about it?

 

Did you go to prom or other dances? What were those experiences like?

 

What did people write about you in your yearbook? Did you feel like it was accurate/nice/fair?

 

When you were in high school, what did you want to do with your life?

 

Looking back on adolescence, what traits do you retain from that time (interests, style/tastes, and/or relationships)?

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Looking back on adolescence, what are some of the ways you've changed?

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Are there interests you had when you were a kid (pre-adolescence) that you've rediscovered since exiting high school/becoming an adult?

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If you could go back in time and tell your teenage self anything, what would you say?

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