Four studies examined associations between E. L. Deci and R. M. Ryan's (1985, 2000) construct of autonomy, responses to relationship disagreements, and dissatisfaction after conflict. In Study 1, diary data showed that trait autonomy predicted relationship autonomy, which in turn predicted relative satisfaction after disagreements. In Study 2, trait autonomy predicted relationship autonomy, whi...

In this paper we present effects of reciprocal exchanges on trust and autonomy of peer level agents. We present models of trust and autonomy and show changes to autonomy and trust in an abstract problem domain. As social exchanges increase, average agent autonomy is increased. Autonomy and trust are more susceptible to certain number of social ties among agents mirroring the principle of peak p...

The empirical evidence for the relationship between autonomy-supportive environments and physiological stress is inconsistent. Whereas some studies report a decrease in stress in autonomy-supportive environments, other studies show a negative effect of autonomy on physiological stress. As previous research has not considered individual differences within this relationship, the present research ...

This paper presents a simple model of trust and autonomy and explores the role of power as social influence on trust and autonomy. We present a quantitative measure we term power homogeneity that quantifies profiles of power assignment in a group. Experimental results illustrate changes in trust and autonomy with groups at different power homogeneity. We also show that our model of autonomy pre...

This study looked into the way in which Singapore implemented the use of information technology in its schools. It adopted a process framework in using the diffusion approach to study the issue. Instead of focusing primarily on the outcome of adoption it also looked at context and actors’ dimensions. The study found that the communication process was persuasion-oriented instead of interaction-o...

We discuss the importance of expression and understanding of autonomy among social agents. We present steps in design of systems that facilitate automatic detection and expression of interagent autonomy.