Example Sentences

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It could be a healthy, Martin Buber–like attainment of other-directedness.

From Slate • Mar. 8, 2017

They were people who were on the giving end of the other-directedness scale.

From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2013

The atmosphere now encourages petulant passivity and other-directedness.

From Time Magazine Archive

David Riesman in The Lonely Crowd worries about other-directedness and herd instinct.

From Time Magazine Archive