#self-assertion

• Affirmation — The act of affirming and its result; the emphatic assertion of a truth or opinion; a firm statement. In psychological and sociological terms, it represents the process of asserting one's personality, talent, or authority within a social or professional group.
• To assert oneself — To consciously and independently demonstrate one's own abilities, qualities, talents, or personality within a social, professional, or cultural group; to gain recognition for one's status, value, or identity through one's own efforts and affirmative actions.
• Self-assertion — The act of asserting oneself or its result; the conscious process through which an individual asserts their personality, capitalizes on their creative potential, and consolidates their social or professional position, gaining confirmation of their value from others.
• Self-highlighting — The act of highlighting oneself and its result; a voluntary and conscious process by which an individual or an element of discourse brings into prominence their own qualities, importance, or structural merits before a group or social context to gain affirmation or validation.