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self-concept en · NOUN

Etymology

From self- + concept.

Meanings

1. The view of one's self; self-image.
   • ...that scattered attempts have been made to correlate self concept and body image measures. 1970, Seymour Fischer, Body Experience in Fantasy and Behavior, →ISBN, page 602:
2. One's conception of the kind of person one is.
   • Empirical and experimental data also indicate direct relationship between self-concept and academic performance. 1928, Myrna Pasao, “Pasao self-concept rating scale”, in Psychological Tests, →OCLC, page 107:

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