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Posted on Apr 24th 2007 8:00AM by Bethany SandersDo you have a reactant personality? If so, you might be sabotaging yourself. A person who's reactant is someone who perceives reminders, requests, or gentle criticism from another person as "controlling" and may go out of their way to avoid the behavior that the other person is requesting. For instance, if a reactant person has a boss who's constantly motivating his or her employees to do more, a reactant person may think their boss is trying to control them and the way they spend their time, and may actually do less work.
That's according to a recent study that asked participants who were identified as being reactant to complete tasks. While they worked, the names of two people they had identified in their life as being controlling flashed on a screen. When the name of someone they'd identified as wanting them to always do more work flashed on the screen, the participants actually did less work than usual.
Experts say that being reactant can affect your life in many ways. If you think you're a reactant personality, the first step is recognizing when you're behavior is becoming self-defeating. If you live or work with a reactant person, experts say that phrasing questions and requests in an open ended way gives the reactant person space to make decisions on their own. For instance, if you need your husband to pick up milk, you might wonder out loud if there's anything you're running short on at home, instead of asking him to pick up milk.
Do you have a reactant personality in your life? Are you a reactant person? If so, how do you deal with it?
That's according to a recent study that asked participants who were identified as being reactant to complete tasks. While they worked, the names of two people they had identified in their life as being controlling flashed on a screen. When the name of someone they'd identified as wanting them to always do more work flashed on the screen, the participants actually did less work than usual.
Experts say that being reactant can affect your life in many ways. If you think you're a reactant personality, the first step is recognizing when you're behavior is becoming self-defeating. If you live or work with a reactant person, experts say that phrasing questions and requests in an open ended way gives the reactant person space to make decisions on their own. For instance, if you need your husband to pick up milk, you might wonder out loud if there's anything you're running short on at home, instead of asking him to pick up milk.
Do you have a reactant personality in your life? Are you a reactant person? If so, how do you deal with it?
