self–iden·ti·fi·ca·tion 
/ˌsɛlfaɪˌdɛntəfəˈkeɪʃən/ noun
/ˌsɛlfaɪˌdɛntəfəˈkeɪʃən/ noun [noncount] 1 : the feeling that you share and understand the problems or experiences of someone else
▪ the young teacher's self-identification [=identification] with his students 2 : the act of identifying yourself as a particular kind of person
▪ the teenager's self-identification as a rebel
▪ the young teacher's self-identification [=identification] with his students
▪ the teenager's self-identification as a rebel
