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Table 1 Interview outline

From: Doing masculinity, not doing health? a qualitative study among dutch male employees about health beliefs and workplace physical activity

Interviewee characteristics

Name/age/marital status/children/ethnicity

Sexual orientation (not brought up straightforwardly; discuss at the right time. Depends upon the interviewee and may thus be discussed by the end of the interview. Interviewees are not pushed to answer)

Participation in workplace physical activity?

Company

Core business of the company

How large is the organization

Health and lifestyle interventions offered?

Can you describe your job?

Responsibilities/tasks

How would you describe your health?

Ideal health situation

Health beliefs and behaviour

Comparing eating habits to your ideal

What is healthy exercising to you and how often should that be?

Exercise and how often

Smoke and how much

Do you experience disadvantages of smoking

Desire to quit/Reasons to quit

Leisure/hobbies

Paying attention to health during leisure time, why (not)?

Often excessive drinking is defined as drinking 6 glasses or more by occasion.

What do you think about this definition?

Does it apply to you?

Introduction about typical examples of masculinity in every day live. Examples about work, friends and sports like soccer.

What is your image of the ideal man?

What do you consider masculine and what not?

What, according to you, are positive and negative aspects of masculine behaviour?

When looking at your everyday life, does masculinity play a role in your:

Home situation

Circle of friends

Work situation

Health beliefs and behaviour like eating habits, exercise, smoking, drinking and leisure time

What do you think about workplace physical activity?

Own possibilities for workplace physical activity

Why does employer offer it

Which factors determine (non-)participation