Self Concept

"Self Concept" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A person's view of himself.

Descriptor ID	D012649
MeSH Number(s)	F01.752.747.792
Concept/Terms	Self Concept Self Concept Concept, Self Concepts, Self Self Concepts Self-Perception Self-Perception Self-Perceptions Self Perception Perception, Self Perceptions, Self Self Perceptions Self Esteem Self Esteem Esteem, Self Esteems, Self Self Esteems

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Self Concept".

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Personality [F01.752]
Personality Development [F01.752.747]
Self Concept [F01.752.747.792]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Self Concept" by people in this website by year, and whether "Self Concept" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 150 publications over 27 distinct years, with a maximum of 14 publications in 2013

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
2000	0	1	1
2001	0	1	1
2002	1	2	3
2003	0	3	3
2004	5	3	8
2005	2	2	4
2006	3	2	5
2007	3	5	8
2008	10	1	11
2009	4	4	8
2010	3	6	9
2011	5	5	10
2012	2	2	4
2013	6	8	14
2014	3	4	7
2015	5	3	8
2016	1	5	6
2017	3	3	6
2018	1	9	10
2019	2	0	2
2020	2	4	6
2021	3	2	5
2022	1	0	1
2023	0	2	2
2024	2	1	3
2025	2	2	4

Below are the most recent publications written about "Self Concept" by people in Profiles.

Brown DMY, Meca A, Osman A. Development of the multidimensional inventory of physical activity identity. Psychol Sport Exerc. 2026 Jan; 82:102990.

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Okeke DA, Iba?ez GE, Bursac Z, Sheehan DM, Frazier SL, Kotocavage LN, de Dios MA, Zvolensky MJ, Fernandez A, Messiah SE, Cano M?. The impact of social media ethnic discrimination on depressive symptoms in Hispanic emerging adults: The role of psychosocial factors. J Am Coll Health. 2026 Feb; 74(2):391-403.

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Poteat VP, Richburg A, Day J, Finch EK, Calzo JP, Marx RA, Lipkin A, Yoshikawa H. LGBTQ+ advocacy and inclusive school policies are associated with self-worth among youth in gender-sexuality alliances over the school year. Dev Psychol. 2025 Nov; 61(11):2106-2118.

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Juarez R, Le B, Bond-Smith D, Bonham C, Sanchez-Johnsen L, Maunakea AK. Socioeconomic determinants of mental health outcomes among Hawaii adults. Front Public Health. 2025; 13:1526687.

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Ai W, Cunningham WA, Lai MC. Camouflaging, internalized stigma, and mental health in the general population. Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2024 Nov; 70(7):1239-1253.

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Flores I, Torres-Rever?n A, Navarro E, Nieves-V?zquez CI, Cotto-V?zquez AC, Alonso-D?az JM, Bracero NJ, Vincent K. Uncovering moderators of pain perception by women with endometriosis from Latin America and Spain: the roles of sociodemographics, racial self-identity, and pain catastrophizing. Pain. 2024 Sep 01; 165(9):2111-2118.

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Schwartz SJ, Cobb CL, Meca A, Bautista T, Sahbaz S, Alpysbekova A, Watkins LG, Nehme L, Zamboanga BL, Montero-Zamora P, Duque M, Vo DH, Acaf Y, Szapocznik J. Cultural stress, personal identity development, and mental health among U.S. Hispanic college students. Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2024; 94(5):518-531.

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Pan D, Babb ZA, Brown WJ, Qin S, S?nchez J. Unidimensional versus multidimensional: A bifactor factor structure of the Self-Stigma Scale-Short (SSS-S) among U.S. adults with psychiatric disabilities. Psychiatr Rehabil J. 2024 Jun; 47(2):167-176.

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Fava NM, Coxe SJ, Fortenberry JD, Bay-Cheng LY. Sexual Self-Concept After Child Maltreatment: The Role of Resilient Coping and Sexual Experience Among U.S. Young Adults. Arch Sex Behav. 2024 01; 53(1):359-373.

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Barney S, Sibley MH, Coxe SJ, Meinzer MC, Pelham WE. High Versus Low Intensity Summer Adolescent ADHD Treatment Effects on Internalizing, Social, and Self-Esteem Problems. J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2024 May-Jun; 53(3):389-396.

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