The papers in this special issue use a variety of cutting-edge empirical approaches to advance social psychological theory and extend the applications of the implicit self to under-investigated domains, including the clinical consequences of the implicit self.

L. A. Rudman, S. J. Spencer, The Implicit Self. J. A. Steinberg, A. Karpinski, L. B. Alloy, The Exploration of Implicit Aspects of Self-esteem in Vulnerability-stress Models of Depression. S. L. Koole, L. H. M. Coenen, Implicit Self and Affect Regulation: Effects of Action Orientation and Subliminal Self Priming in an Affective Priming Task. V. Zeigler-Hill, C. Terry, Perfectionism and Explicit Self-esteem: The Moderating Role of Implicit Self-esteem. A. K. Sanchez, C. Zogmaister, L. Arcuri, When "They" Becomes "We": Multiple Contrasting Identities in Mixed Status Groups. C. McCall, N. Dasgupta, The Malleability of Men’s Gender Self-concept. H. S. Hodgins, A. B. Brown, B. Carver, Autonomy and Control Motivation and Self-esteem. J. Eaton, C. Ward Struthers, A. Shomrony, A. G. Santelli, When Apologies Fail: The Moderating Effect of Implicit and Explicit Self-esteem on Apology and Forgiveness. I. McGregor, C. H. Jordan, The Mask of Zeal: Low Implicit Self-esteem and Defensive Extremism after Self-threat. Y. Dunham, A. S. Barrow, M. R. Banaji, Children and Social Groups: A Developmental Analysis of Implicit Consistency in Hispanic Americans. T. Devos, P. Diaz, E. Viera, R. Dunn, College Education and Motherhood as Components of Self-concept: Discrepancies Between Implicit and Explicit Assessments.