Upcoming Conferences

Motivation Pre-Conference at SPSP 2025, Feb 20-22, in Denver, C.O.

The SPSP 2025 Annual Convention will be held from February 20-22, 2025 in Denver, Colorado. The submission portal for the event is still open until July 11! The submission deadline for posters and roundtable conferences will remain open until September 12. More information on the Motivation Pre-Conference coming soon...

SSM Annual Meeting 2025, May 22, in Washington, D.C.

More information coming soon...

Welcome to the SSM

The Society for the Science of Motivation is an international, interdisciplinary organization of researchers who study motivation. Its mission is to encourage inquiry into all aspects of motivation from a variety of disciplines and perspectives, and to facilitate the dissemination of findings to a broad scientific audience.

The SSM provides a forum for the exchange of scientific information, foster discussion of new ideas and findings on motivation among researchers, and encourages exchange and collaboration in research. It will do this through a list serve, online information exchange, annual conferences, and a journal dedicated exclusively to motivation research.