self-concept

plural self-concepts · alternative self-conception

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