Gender Differences in Adolescents' Possible Selves

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Adolescent goal content and pursuit: A review of the literature from the past 16 years. (2008, methodology): “Boys have been found to report a greater number of occupational goals (Yowell, 2000), fears (Knox et al., 2000), and more boys than girls expect to work full time for the majority of their lives (Curry et al., 1994).”
The Meaning of the Future: Toward a More Specific Definition of Possible Selves (2007, unknown): “Markus, personal communication, October 9, 2000), and the fact that possible selves include an experience of what it would be like if the situation comes true makes them more than abstract notions of future states. A second reason is that the notion of self becomes too broad when it is not defined m”
Motivation, Gender, and Possible Selves (2013, background): “When projecting into the future, females are more likely to imagine themselves involved in relationships with others and in situations involving interpersonal interaction (Anthis et al., 2004; Cross & Madson, 1997; Kemmelmeir & Oyserman, 2001; Knox, 2006; Knox et al., 2000; Segal et al., 2001; Shepa”
Gender and Orientations Toward the Future: Links to Motivation (2004, background): “After we review the work on sex-related differences in future time orientation (FTO), we next examine the possible selves literature (Knox et al., 2000; Marcus and Nurius, 1986).”