The Self Concept in Adolescence

Abstract

The self concept refers to the individual’s concept of himself, which denotes the combination of what he thinks of himself with what he believes others think about him and with his ideal of the person he wishes to become. Jersild (1957) speaks of the concept of the self as a system of those ideas, attitudes, appraisals and commitments that the individual experiences as related to himself. Together, they constitute his awareness of his individual existence and his conception of who and what he is.