Contingent Self-Esteem 1 Runnins head:INTERPERSONAL PURSUIT OF SELF-ESTEEM Contingent Self-Esteem andthe Interpersonal Circumplex: The Interpersonal Pursuit of Self-Esteem Virgil Zeigler-Hill University of Southern Mississippi Please address correspondence to: Virgil Zeigler-Hill University of Southern Mississippi 118 College Drive #5025 Hattiesburg, MS 39406 E-mail : virgil@usm.edu Telephone: (601) 266-4596 Kelwords: Self-esteem; contingent self-esteem; interpersonal; interpersonal circumplex Word Count :4973