2012 SPSP Self & Identity Preconference Schedule
Sponsored by the International Society for Self and Identity (ISSI)
Thursday, January 26, 2012
San Diego Convention Center
Room 26B
Limited onsite registration will be available
8:30-9:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast (Poster setup)
9:00-10:15 a.m. Session I: Regulation
Eli Finkel (Northwestern University)
On the self-regulation of eating behavior
Danu Stinson (University of Victoria)
A tale of two motivations: Risk-regulation during relationship
initiation
Brandon Schmeichel (Texas A&M University)
Rich get richer: High cognitive ability helps ego defense and
emotion regulation
10:15-10:45 a.m. Coffee Break and Poster Session
10:45-11:45 a.m. Session II: Narcissism (and Self-Esteem)
Jessica Tracy (University of British Columbia)
From pride to social status: An evolutionary account of
narcissism and self-esteem
Christian Jordan (Wilfrid Laurier University)
Downregulating the Egosystem: Communal orientation
reduces narcissism
11:45-12:30 p.m. ISSI Early Career Award Address
Simine Vazire (Washington University)
Facing our Selves: Why and how to improve self-knowledge
Introduced by Jessica Tracy (University of British Columbia)
12:30-2:00 p.m. Lunch break (pre-registration for main conference)
Some lunch possibilities
2:00-3:15 p.m. Session III: Self in Social and Cultural Context
Serena Chen (UC Berkeley)
Self-concept consistency and culture: The differential impact
of two forms of consistency
Heejung Kim (UC Santa Barbara)
Speech and silence: A cultural analysis of the effect of self-
expression on psychology
Constantine Sedikides (University of Southampton)
Communal Narcissism
3:15-3:45 p.m. Service Award Presentation to Constantine Sedikides
Coffee Break and Poster Session (continued)
3:45-4:30 p.m. ISSI Lifetime Career Award Address
Roy Baumeister (Florida State University)
Grappling with the Peculiar Mystery of Human Selfhood
Introduced by Mark Leary (Duke University)