พันธะกับอิสรภาพ are two of the more commonly suggested outcome variables ในงานเขียนภาวะผู้นำตนเอง. Individuals engaging in ภาวะผู้นำตนเอง often develop a sense of ownership over their tasks and work processes. As a result, self-leading individuals may demonstrate higher levels of commitment to their tasks, เป้าหมาย, teams or องค์กร than individuals who are not engaging in self leadership. Likewise, individuals practising ภาวะผู้นำตนเอง may experience greater feelings of control and autonomy, leading to heightened levels of independence in behavior and decision making. In contrast, individuals who are not actively practising self-leadership may become dependent on external influences from traditional leaders to guide their actions, becoming increasingly incapable of independent thought and action. Although these outcomes have often been suggested in the literature, no empirical examinations to date have attempted to substantiate these claims. Future researchers should undertake to examine these hypothesized relationship in greater detail.