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
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Then Head of School Blair Lowry chose to fire Muse over his failure to self-report the incident, according to a letter summarizing the findings of third-party investigators T&M USA.
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2025
To assess this, the researchers relied on participants’ self-reports, which included using a validated PMS Symptom Diary and scoring symptom intensity and interference on a Likert-type scale.
—New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2025
Still, all 72 of its counties had more than 21% of adults self-report excessive drinking.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2025
The culprit of the confusion seems to have been the IARC process, which is self-reported by publishers using a questionnaire.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2025
To assess this, the researchers relied on participants’ self-reports, which included using a validated PMS Symptom Diary and scoring symptom intensity and interference on a Likert-type scale.
—New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2025
Still, all 72 of its counties had more than 21% of adults self-report excessive drinking.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2025
The culprit of the confusion seems to have been the IARC process, which is self-reported by publishers using a questionnaire.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-report
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“Self-report.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-report. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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