self-concept
nounEtymology From self- + concept.
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: