ICOS Presents:

"The Costly Pursuit of Self-Esteem"

Professor Jennifer Crocker

Psychology Department, University of Michigan

September 26, 2003

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Introduction

Professor Jennifer Crocker

Title Slide

Acknowledgements

Overview

The American Obsession with Self-Esteem

The Social Importance of Self-Esteem

Is low self-esteem a problem?

Is high self-esteem a problem?

How does SE shape behavior?

Research Strategy: Phase I

The Contigencies of Self-Worth Scale

Admission to and Rejections from Graduate Schools

Graduate School Admissions and Daily SE

Goals for Graduate School (Low)

Goals for Graduate School (High)

Expected Value of SE

Low Academic Contingency

High Academic Contingency

Do Contingencies of Self-Worth Serve a Self-Regulartory function?

The Adjustment to College Project

Academic CSW and Studying

Academic CSW and GPA

Contingencies of Self-Worth

What do people need to thrive?

Section Title Slide

Academic Self-Validation Goals

Academic CSW and Achievement Goals

Academic CSW and Daily Hassles of College Students

Academic Hassles

Academic Hassles (cont.)

Academic CSW and Academic Hassles

Academic CSW and Giving Support to Others

Costs of Pursuing Self-Esteem Goals: Relatedness

Dependent Measures

Targets' Self-Rating on Preoccupied

Partner's Rating of Target on Preoccupied

Partner's Rating of Target's Likability

Costs of Pursuing Self-Esteem Goals: Mental Health

Graduate School Admissions Study

Alternatives

Comments (Professor Susan Ashford)

Comments (Professor Janet Weiss)

Questions

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