Table of Contents

Part 1. Brain and Cognition. T. Heatherton, C.N. Macrae, W.M. Kelley, A Social Brain Sciences Approach to Understanding Self. S.L. Koole, T. DeHart, Self-Affection without Self-Reflection: Origins, Models, and Consequences of Implicit Self-Esteem. A.R. McConnell, L.M. Strain, Content and Structure of the Self-Concept. L. Libby, Autobiographical Memory. Part 2. Motivation. P. Lockwood, J. Matthews, The Self as a Social Comparer. W.K. Campbell, J. D. Foster, The Narcissistic Self: Background, the Extended Agency Model, and Ongoing Controversies. K.D. Vohs, B.J. Schmeichel, Self-Regulation: How and Why People Reach (and Fail to Reach) Their Goals. C. Sedikides, A.P. Gregg, C.M. Hart, The Importance of Being Modest. Part 3. Emotions and Self-Esteem. J.L. Tracy, R.W. Robins, Self-Conscious Emotions: Where Self and Emotion Meet. J. Arndt, J. Schimel, C.R. Cox, A Matter of Life and Death: Terror Management and the Existential Relevance of Self-Esteem. G. MacDonald, Self-Esteem: A Human Elaboration of Prehuman Belongingness Motivation. V.S.Y. Kwan, A.N. Mandisodza, Self-Esteem: On the Relation between Conceptualization and Measurement. Part 4. Interpersonal, Intergroup, and Cultural Context. C.L. Carmichael, F.-F. Tsai, S.M. Smith, P.A. Caprariello, H.T. Reis, Self and Intimate Relationships. J.M. Twenge, The Socially Excluded Self. H.S. Kim, D. Ko, Culture and Self-Expression.