self-report
noun
self-re·port
ˌself-ri-ˈpȯrt 
: a report about one's behavior provided especially by one who is a subject of research
Examples of self-report in a Sentence
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There's a companion app to self-report your results.
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Medea Giordano, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2023
However, the claims of lower anxiety were self-reported by the studies participants, which leads to subjective evidence, explains Dr. Boduch.
—Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 3 Sep. 2023
For instance, researchers could not record the type or doses of medication patients took between yearly check-ins, and patients may have provided less accurate self-reports.
—Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 21 Aug. 2023
Interestingly, the researchers did not find differences in the boys' self-reports of distress.
—Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2023
According to the Torchlight Initiative, at least 268 troops who served at nuclear missile sites, or their surviving family members, have self-reported being diagnosed with cancer, blood diseases or other illnesses over the past several decades.
—CBS News, 8 Aug. 2023
Their parents had participated in The Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study and reported their children’s weekday TV time (or the children self-reported) at ages 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, and 32 years old.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 2 Aug. 2023
Food allergies were less common than previous research has found, affecting about 4% of the kids in the study, about half the amount seen in studies where people self-report their allergies.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 25 July 2023
While the study helped understand the correlation between hearing loss and fatigue, Jiang noted two limitations: the results were based solely on responses to one question, and the responses were self-reported.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 18 July 2023
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Medea Giordano, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2023
However, the claims of lower anxiety were self-reported by the studies participants, which leads to subjective evidence, explains Dr. Boduch.
—Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 3 Sep. 2023
For instance, researchers could not record the type or doses of medication patients took between yearly check-ins, and patients may have provided less accurate self-reports.
—Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 21 Aug. 2023
Interestingly, the researchers did not find differences in the boys' self-reports of distress.
—Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2023
According to the Torchlight Initiative, at least 268 troops who served at nuclear missile sites, or their surviving family members, have self-reported being diagnosed with cancer, blood diseases or other illnesses over the past several decades.
—CBS News, 8 Aug. 2023
Their parents had participated in The Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study and reported their children’s weekday TV time (or the children self-reported) at ages 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, and 32 years old.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 2 Aug. 2023
Food allergies were less common than previous research has found, affecting about 4% of the kids in the study, about half the amount seen in studies where people self-report their allergies.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 25 July 2023
While the study helped understand the correlation between hearing loss and fatigue, Jiang noted two limitations: the results were based solely on responses to one question, and the responses were self-reported.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 18 July 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1654, in the meaning defined above
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“Self-report.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-report. Accessed 24 Sep. 2023.
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