Gender Differences in Adolescents' Possible Selves
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2328604 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michele Knox (0000-0002-5234-8610, Medical College of Ohio), Jeanne Funk (University of Toledo), Jeanne B Funk (University of Toledo), Robert Elliott (0000-0002-3527-3397, University of Toledo), Ellen Greene Bush (Psychological Resources Ltd.), Ellen Bush (Hologic (Germany)) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 287-309 |
| Publication date | 2000-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Youth & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0044-118X • E-ISSN: 1552-8499 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0044118x00031003002 |
| OpenAlex | W2058292105 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 34 |
| References cited | 28 |
The purpose of the study was to better understand gender differences in global self-esteem at adolescence by examining the content of and gender differences within adolescents' 'possible selves.' Possible selves are self-conceptions about both what an individual hopes to become and fears becoming. Results support the hypothesis that adolescents are able to access and report a vast array of possible selves. As hypothesized, female adolescents rated feared possible selves as more likely than boys. Girls accessed more feared possible selves related to relational functioning, whereas boys generated more feared possible selves related to occupation, general failure, and inferiority. No gender differences in likelihood or content of hoped-for possible selves were demonstrated. Results indicate that differences in boys' and girls' self-views may be rooted in the experienced importance and likelihood of feared selves. Implications for assessment and treatment addressing adolescent self-esteem are discussed
Adolescent development · Content (measure theory) · Developmental psychology · Self-concept · Self-esteem · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Unveiling the relationships among adolescents’ persistent academic possible selves, academic self-concept, self-regulation, and achievement
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Motivation, Gender, and Possible Selves
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Do Girls Make Boys Study? Gender Composition, Gender Role Culture, and Sense of Futility in Flemish Secondary Schools
Expectations, Fears, and Strategies
Understanding Urban Adolescent Mothers' Visions of the Future in Terms of Possible Selves
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Qualitative evaluation and research methods
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Self-discrepancy
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Sex, sex roles, and self-image
Self-perception and adolescent psychopathology
Gender and relationships
Adolescent Self-Concept
The undesired self
Effects of responses to depression on the remediation of depressive affect
Possible selves and delinquency
Gender and self-esteem
Age and sex effects in multiple dimensions of self-concept
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| Unique citing works | 34 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,55 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2026 (23) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 31 |