How to Use self-perception in a Sentence
self-perception
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Even later when her bones stopped breaking so much, her self-perceptions (and everyone else's) stayed the same.
— David Oliver, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024 -
Here’s what experts had to say about why self-perception of sleep trumps what the sleep tracker says, and ways to improve sleep quality to boost your next-day mood.
— Julia Landwehr, Health, 18 Aug. 2023 -
Your friends and the people who love you might see you one way, but your self-perception may not resemble their perception.
— Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2023 -
That the little assemblage took at least six months to make suggests that the artist’s self-perception was in considerable flux.
— Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023 -
Social media has been messing with young people’s self-perception for many years now.
— David Meyer, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2023 -
Jack becomes a minor celebrity in his field, but how that impacts his self-perception or life goals is left unexplored.
— Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2024 -
What matters is the speaker’s identity and self-perception.
— Madeleine Schwartz Soneela Nankani Tanya Pérez Brian St. Pierre, New York Times, 14 May 2024 -
The physical changes that go down during adolescence can do a number on a person’s self-perception.
— Christine Byrne, Mph, SELF, 22 Sep. 2023 -
Adults can help girls by discussing with them how social media influences their feelings, their self-perception and even their body image.
— Elizabeth Englander, The Conversation, 23 Feb. 2023 -
Western support for Ukraine and Russian self-perception are deeply intertwined.
— Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 12 Sep. 2023 -
Indeed, the self-perceptions of the Americans and the Chinese are perfectly symmetrical.
— Robert Kagan, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2021 -
Your desires are focused on the future and your heart is ready to expand with affection, but the season’s second Full Moon pits your self-perception against your immediate feelings.
— Jennifer Culp, Them, 12 July 2024 -
Men are better than women at tuning into their hearts, but no differences were observed for gastric self-perception.
— Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Feb. 2022 -
Philip Sossenheimer, a 30-year-old medical resident at Stanford, told me that these changes had begun to precipitate a shift in self-perception among doctors.
— Eyal Press, New York Times, 15 June 2023 -
Compounded by celebrity culture, the BBL trend dying is a signal to create healthy and realistic self-perceptions that aren’t warped by social media.
— India Espy-Jones, Essence, 8 Aug. 2023 -
One powerful method for reshaping our beliefs is through exercises that challenge our self-perceptions.
— Anna Tan, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023 -
The findings highlight how expectations can dampen or elevate our self-perception.
— Linh Ta, Axios, 23 July 2024 -
Shortly following Jackson's criticism, Palmer reflected on how motherhood has shifted her self-perception in an interview with The Cut.
— USA TODAY, 28 Aug. 2023 -
Some people who develop a buffalo hump can also sometimes experience changes in their self-perception, body image, and emotional well-being.
— Joy Emeh, Health, 9 Aug. 2024 -
Because everyone values different aspects of a leader, and because of people’s own unique means of expression, that ensures your leadership is valued beyond your self-perception.
— Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2023 -
In ways large and small, Cohen’s functionally unlimited resources have rewired more than a half-century of Mets self-perception, even if last year, like so many before, ended in disappointment: a quick playoff exit after a 101-win season.
— Kate Kelly, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2023 -
Sharon had been reading Du Bois’ writing as well and was particularly taken with his thoughts on double consciousness, which Du Bois explained as the dual self-perception manifested out of necessity by oppressed groups.
— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024 -
Constructive feedback can highlight discrepancies between a leader's self-perception and the perception of others, paving the way for meaningful improvements.
— Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024 -
By examining and adjusting one's self-perception and eating habits, users can work on creating and implementing a positive relationship with food.
— Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2023 -
Broadly, effects can be categorized as affecting self-perception, vision, and other senses.
— Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 16 Aug. 2024 -
For people, the middle class typically reflects one of these three categories, according to the Brookings Institute: economic resources; education and occupation status; or attitudes, self-perception and mindset.
— Jack Kelly, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024 -
Replace impostor syndrome with growth mindset: Studies show that innovators, particularly women, often experience imposter syndrome, or feelings of inadequacy that manifest as self-doubt or self-perception of being a fraud.
— John M. Bremen, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
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