Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

4-25-2025

Keywords

academic self-concept, beliefs (about oneself), emotional self-concept, general self-concept, lifespan, physical self-concept, self-concept (self-description in specific areas), self-esteem (general feelings of worth), social self-concept, specific self-concept

Disciplines

Developmental Psychology

Abstract

Self-concept refers to individuals' perceptions of who they are (Marsh & Shavelson, 1985).  Conceptually distinct from self-esteem, self-concept addresses how individuals describe themselves in specific areas whereas self-esteem addresses how individuals generally feel (positively or negatively) about themselves.  Self-concept is multifaceted and consists of individuals' beliefs about themselves academically, socially, emotionally, and physically.  Self-concept refers to both how people think about themselves in general and in specific areas (Swann et al., 2007).

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