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  • 1.  Need for autonomy scale

    Posted 01-30-2015 08:18
    Dear all,

    I am interested in finding validated scales to measure individual differences in need for autonomy - that is, need strength, not need satisfaction. At first glance, there do not seem to be too many of those out there. I am currently looking at scales like Jackson's (1987) 16-item scale or the 7-item scale used by Landeweerd & Boumans (1994). But I may be missing some interesting other options, or maybe even obvious ones... any suggestions?

    Kind regards,
    Eric R.

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    University of Groningen
    Social and Organizational Psychology
    Phone: +31 (0)50 363 6357
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  • 2.  Need for autonomy scale

    Posted 01-30-2015 10:21
    Hi Eric,

    Two free resources that you might consider:

    1. http://www.inn.colorado.edu (a search engine of measures)

    2. http://www.frankbosco.com/data/Ver2-08_MasterDB_JAP-PPsych_1980-2010.xlsx
    (all correlations reported in JAP or PPsych from 1980-2010). I searched for the TaxonomyID column for "10850" and "10841", but you may also search the actual text reported in the original article (column F).

    Based on taxonomic classification, the following articles appear to report your construct of interest (journal-volume-issue-start_page).
    JAP-92-4-1084
    JAP-91-4-802
    JAP-89-5-822
    JAP-94-3-654
    JAP-72-4-615
    JAP-66-5-544

    Best,

    Frank


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    On 1/30/2015 8:18 AM, Eric Rietzschel wrote:
    864C7580-A0D6-4371-9CCE-E92681D9B535@rug.nl" type="cite"> Dear all,

    I am interested in finding validated scales to measure individual differences in need for autonomy - that is, need strength, not need satisfaction. At first glance, there do not seem to be too many of those out there. I am currently looking at scales like Jackson's (1987) 16-item scale or the 7-item scale used by Landeweerd & Boumans (1994). But I may be missing some interesting other options, or maybe even obvious ones... any suggestions?

    Kind regards,
    Eric R.

    ___________________
    Dr. Eric F. Rietzschel
    University of Groningen
    Social and Organizational�Psychology
    Phone: +31 (0)50 363 6357
    Web:�http://www.rug.nl/staff/e.f.rietzschel

    The contents of this message and�its attachment(s) are confidential�and only intended for the eyes of�the addressee(s).





    --  PK


  • 3.  Need for autonomy scale

    Posted 01-30-2015 10:40

    Two come to mind:

     

    1.       Deci and Ryan's theoretical underpinnings of the General Causality Orientation Scale (GCOS) is an interesting one,

     

    http://www.selfdeterminationtheory.org/

     

     

    Description of scale

    http://home.ubalt.edu/tmitch/641/gencausality.html

     

    scale itself

    http://home.ubalt.edu/tmitch/641/Styles.htm

     

     

    2.       Manifest Needs Questionnaire (Steers & Braunstein, '76) has a 5 item subscale (total 20 items) Need for Autonomy scale in

    Can be found in Steers, R. M. & Braunstein, D. N. (1976) A behaviorally based measure of manifest needs in work settings. J. of Vocational Behavior, 9, 251-266.

    And a review in

     

    Cook, J. , Hepworth, S. J., Wall, T., & Warr, P. B (1981). The experience of Work. P 159. Academic Press

    (if you can't find a copy, let me know).

     

    Tom Mitchell, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor, Industrial & Organizational Psychologist

    Division of Applied Behavioral Sciences I-O program

    Learning Commons 411

    University of Baltimore

    1420 N. Charles Street

    Baltimore, MD 21201

     

    PH:  410 837 5348

    Fax: 410 837 4059

    tmitchell@ubalt.edu

    http://home.ubalt.edu/tmitch

     

     

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    Dear all,

     

    I am interested in finding validated scales to measure individual differences in need for autonomy - that is, need strength, not need satisfaction. At first glance, there do not seem to be too many of those out there. I am currently looking at scales like Jackson's (1987) 16-item scale or the 7-item scale used by Landeweerd & Boumans (1994). But I may be missing some interesting other options, or maybe even obvious ones... any suggestions?

     

    Kind regards,

    Eric R.


    ___________________
    Dr. Eric F. Rietzschel
    University of Groningen
    Social and Organizational Psychology
    Phone: +31 (0)50 363 6357
    Web: http://www.rug.nl/staff/e.f.rietzschel

    The contents of this message and its attachment(s) are confidential and only intended for the eyes of the addressee(s).