README File for DEdPsych Thesis: The Role of Autonomy in School and Adolescent Wellbeing  

Author: Pardoe, Laura  
University of Southampton  
ORCID ID: 0009-0003-0756-7421  

This dataset supports the thesis entitled *"The Role of Autonomy in School and Adolescent Wellbeing"*  
AWARDED BY: University of Southampton  
DATE OF AWARD: 2025  

Date of data collection:  
- Study 1: November 2024  
- Study 2: May 2025  

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DATA & FILE OVERVIEW  
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This repository contains two datasets in SPSS (.sav) format, prepared for analysis as part of the thesis project:  

- **File 1: Pardoe_thesis_2025_study1_data.sav**  
  Collected from current students across two educational settings over the course of one month.  

- **File 2: Pardoe_thesis_2025_study2_data.sav**  
  Collected via the Prolific online research platform, over the course of one week.  

Both datasets include cleaned variables, computed composite measures, and adjusted reverse-scored items.  

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DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION  
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**Number of scale variables:** 12  

**Variable list (with abbreviations and subscales):**  
- *Learning Climate Questionnaire (LCQ)* – Autonomy (AUT), Competence (COM), Relatedness (REL)  
- *Hong Reactance Questionnaire* (REACTANCE)  
- *State Authenticity as Fit to Environment Scale (SAFE)* – Self-concept fit (SCFit), Goal fit (GFit), Social fit (SOCFit)  
- *Brief Inventory of Thriving Wellbeing Scale (BIT)*  
- *Response to Rules Questionnaire (RtR)* – Defiance (DEF), Submission (SUB), Negotiation (NEG), Accommodation (ACC)  

**Other variables:**  
- Absenteeism  
- Achievement  
- Dropout  
- Demographics (ethnicity, gender, age/year group)  

**Analysis variable:**  
- Mahalanobis Distance (MAH_1)  

**Number of cases/rows:**  
- Study 1: 234  
- Study 2: 549  

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ACCESS & ETHICS  
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All data have been anonymised prior to deposit. Any identifying information has been removed in accordance with ethical approval from the University of Southampton.