ICPS
2023 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2023
I'll be Holdin' on to You: Developing a Theory of Human Psychological Ownership
- Yunzhijun Yu
Nottingham Trent University - Brent McFerran
Simon Fraser University - Karl Aquino
University of British Columbia
Abstract
This research showed that people can experience psychological ownership – a state of “this is MINE” that is typically associated with objects or organizations – over other human entities. The existence of human ownership and its consequences were tested and validated across a wide range of contexts.
Social Groups/Social Relationships
