self-concept

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Recent Examples of self-concept Your reputation and self-concept are on the mend this month. Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025 Now, on September 29th, the First Quarter Moon rises in your sign, illuminating your identity, self-concept, and leadership style. Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Sep. 2025 Now her work focuses on how clothing shapes emotional well-being, self-concept, and resilience. Virgie Tovar, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025 Ultimately, McKibben seems unable to imagine an alternative way for modern, secular life to have meaning that is not grounded in a self-concept of hyper-individuality and the false belief that technology does not already mediate every aspect of our existence. Literary Hub, 26 June 2025 The first-of-its-kind study surveyed 15,000 adults from around the world to establish an industry-first connection between our outward appearance, inner self-concept, and overall well-being. Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025 Challenge your self-concept by stepping outside your usual role. Dale Whelehan, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-concept
Noun
  • These self-image issues still stick with her today.
    Ellise Shafer, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Still, her self-image as a not-quite actress—a conscientious objector in the age of the influencer—had stuck around.
    Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The designer said spring 2026 was about the complex interplay between self-perception and the gaze of others on femininity.
    Denni Hu, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Afterward, they were asked to rate their self-perception of their skill at Dutch, with the Dutch speakers offering independent observer ratings.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025

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“Self-concept.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-concept. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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