National Academy of Sciences
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 27, July 2025.
SignificanceHuman beings want autonomy. This study offers longitudinal multicountry evidence (for Australia, Germany, the United Kingdom, and England) on how people feel as they go through their working lives. Job autonomy peaks early and then collapses…
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The growth and collapse of autonomy at work
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 27, July 2025. SignificanceHuman beings want autonomy. This study offers longitudinal multicountry evidence (for Australia, Germany, the United Kingdom, and England) on how people feel as they go through their working lives. Job autonomy peaks early and then collapses…