Table 1 Questions asked of female Japanese doctors for semi-structured narrative interviews
From: Professional identity formation of female doctors in Japan – gap between the married and unmarried
Number | Question |
|---|---|
1. | What does the idea of working mean to you? |
2. | Has the feeling of satisfaction you derive from working changed since you became a doctor? |
3. | Looking at the future, what kind of position or career would you like to build? |
4. | What do you think about private life events? |
5. | Are you currently experiencing any troubles between your work and private life? If so, please elaborate. |
6. | Did the meaning of work change for you before and after marriage? If so, how? |
7. | Did the meaning of work change for you before and after childbirth? If so, how? |
8. | Do you sense a difference in work ethics among female doctors whose status (e.g., marital status) differs from your own? If so, at what sorts of times? |
9. | What emotions do you experience or deal with when you sense such differences in work ethics? |
10. | When confronted with the work ethic of someone whose status (e.g., marital status) differs from your own, do you sense a kinship between the person who has that ethic and your past or future self? |