Autonomie en transition de carrière. Développement d’un modèle et validation d’une échelle originale

Abstract

Introduction

Based on the observation that autonomy is a fundamental concept in a world of work characterized by many transitions, this paper presents the construction and validation of a model and a scale of autonomy in career transitions.

Objective

The scale was developed to measure autonomy during adult career transitions.

Method

A series of items was first produced following interviews with experts and employees. Three successive surveys involving 336, 314 and 450 participants made it possible, through item analysis and factor analysis, to reduce the number of items and to build a model composed of 14 items and 4 oblique factors.

Results

After confirmatory factor analysis, the data fit the model well and a study of external validity shows strong convergences with other measures of autonomy.

Conclusion

The model and the measure of autonomy in career transition can be of great help in supporting employees. It makes it possible to identify the people who are most in difficulty and offers benchmarks to support and train organizations to modulate career paths and strengthen the acquisition of certain resources.