Is the self motivated to do more than enhance and/or verify itself? / Seymour Epstein and Beth Morling -- Human autonomy : the basis for true self-esteem / Edward L. Deci and Richard M. Ryan -- Not all high (or low) self-esteem people are the same : theory and research on stability of self-esteem / Keegan D. Greenier, Michael H. Kernis and Stefanie B. Waschull -- Toward a dual-motive depth psychology of self and social behavior / Jeff Greenberg, Tom Pyszczynski, and Sheldon Solomon -- The evaluative organization of self-knowledge : origins, process, and implications for self-esteem / Carolin Showers -- Interpersonal functions of the self-esteem motive : the self-esteem system as a sociometer / Mark R. Leary and Deborah L. Downs -- Self-esteem and the extended self-evaluation maintenance model : the self in social context / Steven R.H. Beach and Abraham Tesser -- Overcoming a lack of self-assurance in an achievement domain : creating agency in daily life / Robert E. Harlow and Nancy Cantor -- Implicit theories of intelligence : reconsidering the role of confidence in achievement motivation / Ying-yi Hong, Chi-yue Chiu, and Carol S. Dweck -- Need for control and self-esteem : two routes to a high desire for control / Jerry M. Burger -- Efficacy, agency, and self-esteem : emerging themes and future directions / Michael H. Kernis.