self-report

noun

self-re·​port ˌself-ri-ˈpȯrt How to pronounce self-report (audio)
: a report about one's behavior provided especially by one who is a subject of research
self-reported adjective

Examples of self-report in a Sentence

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For a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, 198, 417 female parents of children up to age 17 were asked to self-report their mental and physical condition from the years 2016 to 2023, on a four-category scale: excellent, very good, good and fair/poor. Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 28 May 2025 The Illinois Youth Survey is a self-report survey administered in school settings across the state every other year. Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025 Instead, most measures of soft skills remain self-reported, ambiguous, or conveniently anecdotal. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025 The state dashboard’s data on the number of positions is self-reported from the school districts, said Meg Bates, the director of the Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative. Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for self-report

Word History

First Known Use

1654, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of self-report was in 1654

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“Self-report.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-report. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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