Autonomy
the sense of volition and choice over how one does one's work
§1The Principia rendering
A copyright-clean measure of this construct, authored by Principia and free to use — the one we can show in full.
Predicted psychometrics. These 9 items carry a design grade of A (avg design score 96/100) from the item-design model — an estimate pending calibration, not a measured reliability. Real responses (via deployment) sharpen it toward measured, which is what the licensing model collects.
§2The established instruments
What the field already uses — named and cited, not reproduced (item wording is copyrighted and withheld pending clearance).
- Concentration of Authority (Autonomy) Interview Schedule – Short Form — Inkson, Pugh, and Hickson
- Porter and Lawler Job Satisfaction Questionnaire — Porter and Lawler (1968)
- Job Dimensions Scale — Hackman and Oldham (1975) [developed from earlier work; see references to Raen and Ginsburgh (1977), Hall, Goodale, Rabinowitz and Morgan (1978), Oldham and Brass (1979), Orpen (1979a), Rabinowitz, Hall and Goodale (1977), Steers (1977), Steers and Spencer (1977), and Wanous (1974b)]
- Job Characteristics Scale (Job Diagnostic Survey) — Hackman and Oldham, 1975
- Concentration of Authority (Autonomy) Interview Schedule — Inkson, Pugh, and Hickson
- Concentration of Authority (Autonomy Component) Interview Schedule — Inkson, Pugh, and Hickson (1970)
- Job Scope — Stone (1974)
- Job Diagnostic Survey (JDS) - partial items visible — Hackman and Oldham
- Autonomy Scale (Bacharach and Aiken) — Bacharach and Aiken, 1976
- Job Scope — Stone (1975, 1976); Stone, Mowday and Porter (1977)
- Job Diagnostic Survey (partial) — Hackman and Oldham
§3The math on what we know
Synthesized priors from the live registry: pooled r, studies (k), total N, top study grade, and heterogeneity. Rows flagged for heterogeneity or single-study evidence are directional, not settled — read them as a central tendency.
What autonomy predicts
| Outcome | r | k | N | Grade | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intrinsic Motivation | +0.64 | 1 | 12,594 | A | single study |
| Affective Commitment | +0.62 | 1 | 16,984 | A | single study |
| Job Satisfaction | +0.59 | 2 | 87,883 | A | I²≈1.00 |
| Organizational Commitment | +0.51 | 2 | 23,404 | A | I²≈1.00 |
| Work Engagement | +0.48 | 3 | 68,405 | A | I²≈1.00 |
| Burnout | −0.47 | 2 | 19,253 | A | I²≈0.96 |
| Creativity | +0.32 | 1 | 4,011 | B | single study |
| Emotional Exhaustion | −0.30 | 1 | 14,825 | A | single study |
| Task Performance | +0.27 | 3 | 43,795 | A | I²≈0.90 |
| Turnover Intention | −0.01 | 1 | 7,721 | B | single study |