Dear all,
I recently asked for suggestions regarding measures for (individual differences in) Need for Autonomy. I have received many suggestions. Many thanks to (in chronological order:-)) Sid Sales, Frank Bosco, Thomas Mitchell, Hannes Zacher, Phil Thompson, and Marylene Gagne for the input. :-)
Most of these suggestions were sent to the list of course, but it might be helpful to have them in one mail. Therefore, I will summarize the suggestions I received below (plus some additional references of my own) in a list of useful references. Not all of these references actually contain scales for need for autonomy, but most of them do (or at least contain a reference), and all of them are interesting and useful for somebody who (like me) wants to know more about how to measure this construct, particularly in an organizational context.
Adler & Golan (1981). Lateness as a withdrawal behavior. Journal of Applied Psychology, 66, 544-554.
Cable & Edwards (2004). Complementary and supplementary fit: A theoretical and empirical integration. Journal of Applied Psychology, 89, 822-834.
Cook, Hepworth, Wall, & Warr (1981). The Experience of Work. Academic Press.
Deci & Ryan (1985). The General Causality Orientation Scale: Self determination in personality. Journal of Research in Personality, 19, 109-134.
Edwards & Cable (2009). The value of value congruence. Journal of Applied Psychology, 94, 654-677.
Edwards, Cable, Williamson, Schurer-Lambert, & Shipp (2006). The phenomenology of fit: Linking the person and environment to the subjective experience of person-environment fit. Journal of Applied Psychology, 91, 802-827.
Frese, Garst, & Fay (2007). Making things happen: Reciprocal relationships between work characteristics and personal initiative in a four-wave longitudinal structural equation model. Journal of Applied Psychology, 92, 1084-1102.
Heckert, Cuneio, Hannah, et al. (2000). Creation of a new Needs Assessment Questionnaire. Journal of Social Behavior & Personality, 15, 121–136.
Jackson, (1987). Personality Research Form manual. Port Huron, MI: Sigma Assessment Systems, Inc., Research Psychologists Press Division.
Koestner, Gingras, Abutaa, Losier, DiDio, & Gagné (1999). To follow expert advice when making a decision: An examination of reactive vs reflective autonomy. Journal of Personality, 67, 851-872.
Koestner & Losier (1996). Distinguishing reactive versus reflective autonomy. Journal of Personality, 64, 465-494.
Landeweerd & Boumans (1994). The effect of work dimensions and need for autonomy on nurses' work satisfaction and health. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 67, 207-217.
Parker, Jimmieson, & Amiot (2009). The stress-buffering effects of control on task satisfaction and perceived goal attainment: An experimental study of the moderating influence of desire for control. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 58, 622-652.
Puffer (1987). Prosocial behavior, noncompliant behavior, and work performance among commission salespeople. Journal of Applied Psychology, 72, 615-621.
Steers & Braunstein (1976). A behaviorally-based measure of manifest needs in work settings. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 9, 251-266.
Thanks again for all suggestions!
Kind regards,
Eric
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Dr. Eric F. Rietzschel
University of Groningen
Social and Organizational Psychology
Phone: +31 (0)50 363 6357
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