Our self-concept is an important guiding principle that helps us navigate the world and understand our role in it. Parts of our self-concept may be good or not-so-good for our well-being.

See the image below as an example. Usually a person will have at least two self-concept maps. For example, one is a “work” self-map and the other a “life” (or non-work) self-map.

With a pragmatic focus, the next thing is to draw and map out a hypothetical self-concept. See the image below as an example. Usually a person will have at least two self-concept maps.

This study investigates the relationship between two primary motivational components of the self-concept: self-esteem and self-consistency. Research has shown that high self-esteem is associated with ...