According to Dictionary of Education, Self-concept means how people see himself (e.g. Competent, Amusing, Homely etc.). This may differ from other people's views of him though it will have been influenced by them. self-concept means refers to the picture, or image a person has of himself. self-concept scale refers to test or measure of self-concept in the individual. According to Dictionary of Psychology, Self-Concept means the self-concept has three main component, the self-image or impression we hold of ourselves, which is constructed largely from how we think we see ourselves reflected back from others, the ideal self, which is our image of how we could or should be, and self-esteem, which has its origin in the feelings we have about the self we believe ourselves to be further reading.