self-reportn.adj.
/ˌsɛlfrᵻˈpɔːt/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfrəˈpɔrt/ A. n.
1. Depiction, description, or evaluation of oneself, one's qualities, etc. Somewhat rare in this general sense.
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1654 S. Hunton His Highnesse Lord Protector-protected 16 Our David hath apparently (and not of self-report only) kill'd many Lions Bears and Giants.
1819 D. W. Paynter Muse in Idleness p. iii The heterogeneous Children..are sent into the World, in order to make some sort of Provision for themselves; yet with no other recommendation, (Heaven help them!) than self-report.
2016 M. Adams In Praise of Profanity i. 4 The Judeo-Christian-Islamic God—by self-report a jealous one—might punish us for taking His name in vain.
2. A formal report about oneself; (Education) a student's assessment of his or her work or progress; (chiefly Psychology and Sociology) an individual's report about his or her behaviour, feelings, attitudes, etc., esp. in the form of responses to a questionnaire. Also as a mass noun. Cf. self-rating n. 2.
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1870 Mass. Teacher July 259 He would employ no numerical marks in the self report, nor would he send any such report home to parents.
1932 Rev. Educ. Res. 2 206 Watson..applied different devices for self-report of happiness: mark along a graphic scale for general happiness, choice of one of twelve suggested descriptions of prevailing mood, [etc.].
1972 Jrnl. Social Psychol. 86 124 The LSQ [= Learning Styles Questionnaire] was designed to elicit a self-report of actual behaviour.
1994 M. K. Cayton in G. A. Olson & S. I. Dobrin Composition Theory for Postmodern Classroom 49 I collected drafts of work in progress..[and] asked for self-reports at regular intervals.
2008 Church Times 25 July 15/5 The patients studied..consisted simply of volunteers who provided self-reports at various intervals after finishing therapy.
B. adj.
Chiefly Psychology and Sociology. Designating a method of collecting data in which individuals report on their behaviour, feelings, attitudes, etc., esp. through responses to a questionnaire; of or relating to such a method.
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1932 Rev. Educ. Res. 2 196 The Allport A-S (Ascendancy-Submission) Scale..is a self-report device, asking for the subject's impression about his usual attitudes and practice.
1972 Jrnl. Social Psychol. 87 156 Test anxiety scales are typically self-report, paper-and-pencil measures.
1993 Family Pract. 10 312/2 Several self-report questionnaires have been developed to detect MDD [= Major Depressive Disorder].
2013 Jrnl. Relig. & Health 52 1090 All data were self-report in nature and these may have been subject to recollection bias.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
self-reportv.
/ˌsɛlfrᵻˈpɔːt/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfrəˈpɔrt/ transitive. To report (something) oneself; spec. to provide a self-report about (one's behaviour, feelings, attitudes, etc.). Also intransitive. Cf. self-report n. 2.
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1880 Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago) 3 Feb. 4 The seat-mate, on dismissal of school, self-reported ‘no errors’, while she had to say she had whispered.
1944 Rev. Educ. Res. 14 114 For the scoring of performance-test products, Toops..proposed the use of code-numbers printed on appropriate spots and self-reported by the subject.
1970 Phylon 31 129 A plan of assessment of delinquent and adult behavior by prevailing upon individuals to confess or self-report the nature and frequency of their offenses in a pre-selected listing.
1994 J. Edwards Multilingualism (1995) iii. 57 The strengths here rest upon the capacity of an individual to be able to self-report accurately.
2001 R. Innes in A. Heyes Law & Econ. of Environment viii. 180 Given the risks that firms face when they self-report their environmental violations, [etc.].
2013 Quality of Life Res. 22 559/1 We included only adults..who self-reported their alcohol use during home interview.
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