self-concept

English

Alternative forms

• self-conception

Etymology

From self- +‎ concept.

Noun

self-concept (plural self-concepts)

1. The view of one's self; self-image.
   • 1970, Seymour Fischer, Body Experience in Fantasy and Behavior, →ISBN, page 602:

     ...that scattered attempts have been made to correlate self concept and body image measures.

2. One's conception of the kind of person one is.
   • 1928, Myrna Pasao, “Pasao self-concept rating scale”, in Psychological Tests, →OCLC, page 107:

     Empirical and experimental data also indicate direct relationship between self-concept and academic performance.