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Recent Examples of self-concept
In other words, your self-concept even shapes what feels worth wanting.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Over a series of four experiments testing self-esteem and self-concept clarity, researchers determined that individuals with low self-esteem had less clarity and certainty in their self-concept, which led to unstable and inconsistent confidence.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
As highlighted in a Harvard Business Review article, working through a professional identity crisis involves redefining your self-concept and aligning it with your aspirations.
—Carrie Anne Yu, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
For instance, a 2019 study published in Personal Relationships shows that self-concept clarity — having a strong and stable sense of self — directly predicts greater relationship satisfaction for both partners.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Developed by psychologists in the 1950s, the test measures an individual's self-concept, or beliefs, attitudes and perceptions.
—Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong, NPR, 8 Mar. 2025
People with a strong sense of self tend to have healthier, more stable relationships, while those with low self-concept clarity are more prone to self-doubt, dependency and unconsciously molding their identity around their partner.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Studies show that low self-concept clarity—when individuals lack a clear and stable understanding of themselves—is linked to various negative psychological outcomes like higher levels of anxiety, depression and loneliness as well as less satisfying relationships.
—Dale Whelehan, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
But while anyone can be a hero, not everyone has a heroic self-concept.
—Cassidy Creech, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Over a series of four experiments testing self-esteem and self-concept clarity, researchers determined that individuals with low self-esteem had less clarity and certainty in their self-concept, which led to unstable and inconsistent confidence.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
As highlighted in a Harvard Business Review article, working through a professional identity crisis involves redefining your self-concept and aligning it with your aspirations.
—Carrie Anne Yu, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
For instance, a 2019 study published in Personal Relationships shows that self-concept clarity — having a strong and stable sense of self — directly predicts greater relationship satisfaction for both partners.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Developed by psychologists in the 1950s, the test measures an individual's self-concept, or beliefs, attitudes and perceptions.
—Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong, NPR, 8 Mar. 2025
People with a strong sense of self tend to have healthier, more stable relationships, while those with low self-concept clarity are more prone to self-doubt, dependency and unconsciously molding their identity around their partner.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Studies show that low self-concept clarity—when individuals lack a clear and stable understanding of themselves—is linked to various negative psychological outcomes like higher levels of anxiety, depression and loneliness as well as less satisfying relationships.
—Dale Whelehan, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
But while anyone can be a hero, not everyone has a heroic self-concept.
—Cassidy Creech, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-concept
Noun
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Wellness House traditionally explores the dynamic intersection of health, nutrition, self-empowerment, healing, and self-image, examining how dietary trends impact our Black community through a critical lens.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
15 June 2025
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Researchers found that teens who made clear links between life events and their self-image and saw themselves as agentic were more likely to have stronger commitments and explore options more deeply and broadly.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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But work can produce ambivalence — especially when there’s a mismatch between self-perception and how others perceive one’s role.—
IESE Business School,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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By comparing Denmark’s presence in Greenland to the brutal regime of the Belgians in Congo, or the British in South Africa, many Danes feel reinforced in their national self-perception as a small yet morally superior nation.—
Morten Høi Jensen,
The Dial,
19 June 2025
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“Self-concept.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-concept. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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