International Society for Self and Identity

An Interdisciplinary Association of Social and Behavioral Scientists
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About Us
The International Society for Self and Identity (ISSI) is a scholarly association dedicated to promoting the scientific study of the human self. The Society members come from all over the globe, representing many different academic and professional disciplines. The members of ISSI share an interest in cognitive, emotional, and behavioral processes related to the self-system. These include the ability for people to think consciously about themselves, to form images and concepts of what they are like, to evaluate their characteristics and capabilities, to plan deliberately for the future, to worry about how they are being perceived by others, and to direct their own behavior in line with personal standards. Because this ability to self-reflect has important implications for understanding behavior, the self has emerged as a central focus of theory and research in many domains of social and behavioral science.
2012 Membership
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Conferences
ISSI sponsors preconferences on the Self and Identity at the annual meetings of the Society of Experimental Social Psychology (SESP) and the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP). Pre-registration for 2012 preconference at SPSP is now open.

Awards
Each year ISSI honors two researchers who have made important empirical and theoretical contributions to the understanding of self and identity. The Early Career award is given to a researcher who has made such contributions within 10 years of obtaining a Ph.D. The Lifetime Career award is presented to a researcher who has made a sustained contribution throughout his or her academic career.
Self & Identity Journal
The official journal of ISSI is Self and Identity, which is published by Psychology Press. Self and Identity is a peer-reviewed academic journal that focuses on research and theory relevant to the aims of the society.
 
Self & Identity 2010 online catalog

 

Psychology Press' Self & Identity 2010 online catalog is now available, featuring numerous links to purchasing discounts, free online previews and chapters of new and classic books, and a choice selection of free journal articles.

 

Rather than printing and mailing this catalog, we've decided to make it available online - both as a downloadable PDF (which you can print out if you want) and in a browseable online format using Flash (most web browsers either have Flash pre-installed or you can download a plugin).

 

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