elcome to the Self and Social Motivation Laboratory website at the University of Michigan. The laboratory is located in the Research Center for Group Dynamics at the Institute for Social Research. Our research examines what people believe they need to be or do to have worth as a human being (contingencies of self-worth), and the costs of pursuing self-esteem as a goal. Our research involves laboratory experiments, daily report studies, and surveys. If you would like more information about us and our work-- beyond that which the website provides-- feel free to contact us.

-Jennifer Crocker, Ph.D.- Principal Investigator