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self-concepts

self-concepts is the plural of self-concept.

Meaning of self-concept

Noun

self-concept (plural self-concepts)

  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

Questions about self-concepts

What is self-concepts the plural of?
Self-concepts is the plural of self-concept.

Words near self-concepts in the dictionary

  1. self-conceited
  2. self-conceits
  3. self-concept
  4. self-conception
  5. self-conceptions
  6. self-concepts
  7. self-condemned
  8. self-confessed
  9. self-confidence
  10. self-confidences
  11. self-confident

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