other-directed
adjective
oth·er-di·rect·ed
ˌə-t͟hər-də-ˈrek-təd 
-dī-
: directed in thought and action primarily by external norms rather than by one's own scale of values
other-directedness
noun
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other-directed
adjective
oth·er-di·rect·ed
ˌət͟h-ər-də-ˈrek-təd, -dī-
: directed in thought and action primarily by external norms rather than by one's own scale of values compare inner-directed
other-directedness
noun
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