@article{ref1,
title="My future self and me: depressive styles and future expectations",
journal="Personality and individual differences",
year="2010",
author="Thompson, Richard and Zuroff, David C.",
volume="48",
number="2",
pages="190-195",
abstract="Little is known about the factors that influence the expectations youth have about their futures. The current study examined the link between personality variables (dependency and self-criticism) and expectations about social and career outcomes in a sample of 109 low-income, urban, 14-year old youth. After controlling for demographic factors and psychological symptoms, self-criticism significantly predicted each negative expectation about the future (becoming an unwed parent, going on welfare, not going to college, and not getting a wanted job). Dependency had a significant protective effect on expectations about getting a wanted job. Self-criticism appears to have a robust effect on youth expectations about their futures that cannot be completely explained by its links to psychological distress. Implications for future research and interventions are discussed.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0191-8869",
doi="10.1016/j.paid.2009.10.004",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2009.10.004"
}