Individual Autonomy Measure

An Individual Autonomy Measure is a social group measure that quantifies the extent of individual agency within social groups.

• Context:
  • It can offer insights into the Group Norms and Group Pressures.
  • It can inform Social Group Policies and Social Group Practices in Wildlife Management, Human Resource Management, and AI Governance.
  • It can be utilized across disciplines to understand the balance between Individual Actions and Collective Dynamics.
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• Example(s):
  • Reproductive Autonomy Measure, quantifying individual control over mating and reproductive strategies,
  • Foraging Autonomy Measure, assessing individual flexibility in resource acquisition decisions,
  • Movement Autonomy Measure, examining individual freedom in space use and movement patterns,
  • Information Autonomy Measure, analyzing individual independence in information processing and use,
  • Developmental Autonomy Measure, evaluating individual capacity to shape their own developmental trajectories,
  • Political Autonomy Measure, measuring individual influence in collective decision-making and power structures,
  • Individual Freedom/Liberty Measure, ...
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Collective Coordination Measures, assessing group-level synchronization or conformity without regard for individual choices,
  • Social Control Measures, quantifying top-down suppression of individual deviance by dominant forces,
  • Group Selection Measures, focusing on group-level fitness rather than individual autonomy,
• See also: Individuality in Evolution, Levels of Selection, Major Transitions in Evolution, Social Cognition, Collective Animal Behavior, Inclusive Fitness Theory, Multilevel Selection Theory, Social Niche Construction, Individuals in Social Systems, Autonomy in Artificial Intelligence.

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References

2018

• (Van Assche et al., 2018) ⇒ Jasper Van Assche, Jolene van der Kaap-Deeder, Elien Audenaert, Maarten De Schryver, and Maarten Vansteenkiste. (2018). “Are the Benefits of Autonomy Satisfaction and the Costs of Autonomy Frustration Dependent on Individuals' Autonomy Strength?" In: Journal of Personality, 86(6), 1017-1036. Wiley Online Library.
  • QUOTE: “… autonomy, thereby examining whether individuals desiring to get their need for autonomy met or valuing the satisfaction of their autonomy ... times, measures the extent to which autonomy-...”
  • NOTE: It investigates the relationship between individual autonomy strength and the psychological impacts of autonomy satisfaction and frustration, highlighting the nuanced dependencies within these dynamics.

2006

• (Van Mierlo et al., 2006) ⇒ Heleen Van Mierlo, CG V. Rutte, J. K. Vermunt, M. A. J. Kompier, and J. A. M. C. Doorewaard. (2006). “Individual Autonomy in Work Teams: The Role of Team Autonomy, Self-Efficacy, and Social Support." In: European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 15(3), 281-299. Taylor & Francis.
  • QUOTE: “… in individual autonomy within teams that is essential to the construct of individual autonomy ... We used similar items to measure team and individual autonomy, the only difference being ...”
  • NOTE: It explores the dynamics of individual autonomy within teams, examining how team autonomy, self-efficacy, and social support influence personal autonomy in a team setting.

1978

• (Kurtines, 1978) ⇒ William M. Kurtines. (1978). “A Measure of Autonomy." In: Journal of Personality Assessment, 42(3), 253-257. Taylor & Francis.
  • QUOTE: “… of a measure of individual differences in autonomous rule compliance. The autonomy scale ... Two of the samples (total n = 111) were used to derive the autonomy scale. The items for the ...”
  • NOTE: It introduces a scale for measuring individual differences in autonomous rule compliance, focusing on the development and validation of this autonomy scale.

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