Mere Ownership Effect Is Equally Pronounced in Material and Immaterial Objects

Stefańczyk, Michał; Rokosz, Marta; Białek, Michał

doi:10.1027/1864-9335/a000467

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“…However, since money in contrast to objects is fungible and liquid, motivation to find lost objects would arguably be stronger than recovering lost money if the latter implies a high risk of losing more (Gärling & Hansla, 2023). Whether the lost-and-found effect like the mere ownership effect (Stefanczyyk et al, 2021; Toma et al, 2013) also applies to immaterial objects is another issue that may be further explored.…”

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Beyond the Mere Ownership and Endowment Effects

Gärling,

Hansla

2023

Social Psychology

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Do owned objects become more valued if lost and found? In Experiment 1, Prolific participants ( n = 128) imagined having lost a laptop. The results showed a preference for finding the laptop instead of replacing it with a new at no cost. The preference was even stronger if the laptop had been used longer (2 months instead of 2 days) and was certain to be found without any cost. Experiment 2 recruited additional Prolific participants to investigate the role of positive affect evoked by finding or expecting to find a lost object. In a Lost condition ( n = 50), participants imagined having lost an expensive pair of gloves which later was found. Compared to a No Loss condition ( n = 50), preference to keep the gloves was higher. Increased value and positive affect partially mediated this preference.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Beyond the Mere Ownership and Endowment Effects

Gärling,

Hansla

2023

Social Psychology

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“… a A recent paper, published several years after the data were collected for this project, compared ownership effects in material to in immaterial objects, finding no differences between the two (Stefanczyk et al., 2021). …”

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Owning leads to valuing: Meta‐analysis of the mere ownership effect

Białek

Gao

Yao³

et al. 2022

Euro J Social Psych

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Mere ownership effect is the phenomenon that people tend to value what they own more than what they do not own. This classic effect is considered robust, yet effect sizes vary across studies, and the effect is often confused for or confounded with other classic phenomena, such as endowment or mere exposure effects. We conducted a pre-registered meta-analysis of 26 samples published before 2019 (N = 3024), which resulted in psychological ownership on valuing effect of g ∼ 0.57 [0.46, 0.69]. Suggestive moderator analyses supported the use of replica as the strongest moderators.Mere ownership effects were different from the null across all moderator categories and in most publication bias adjustments. We consider this as suggestive evidence that psychological owning leads to valuing, yet caution that much more research is needed.All materials, data, and codes are available on https://osf.io/fdyqw/.

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“…In this vein, it would be of particular interest if Western and Asian consumers differ in their perception of an IBIC. Moreover, the mere ownership effect results in a tendency of customers to evaluate objects they own more favorable than non-owners, simply because of the possession; this effect applies in material as well as to immaterial objects (Stefanczyk et al 2021). This could have an impact of the perception of IBIC.…”

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Challenging the linearity assumption of intra-brand image confusion

Grimm

Wagner

2022

J Market Anal

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The purpose of this study is to clarify and consolidate the components and consequences of intra-brand image confusion (IBIC). In addition to validating previous research results on IBIC in a fresh context (different product category with its brands), this study challenges the linearity assumption usually underlying studies of branding impacts and IBIC. A national representative online survey was conducted in the United Kingdom investigating the smartphone market. Explorative factor analyses were conducted in order to assess the components of IBIC. Structural equation modeling reveals the extent and consequences of IBIC. Multiple regressions were conducted to further explore non-linear response at the sub-domain and higher-order construct level. The results confirm and solidify previous results on the relevance of the construct of IBIC. This study supports the relevance of intra-brand image confusion’s three components. A novel contribution arises from the fact that customers with a moderate involvement level are more confused than people with lower involvement levels. A U-shaped response indicates that lower involved prospective customers are at higher risk of a confusion by too broad assortments. Brand managers are well advised to pay strong attention to the structure of an assortment and to sub-brands to prevent the occurrence of an IBIC.

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Mere Ownership Effect Is Equally Pronounced in Material and Immaterial Objects

Cited by 3 publications

References 26 publications

Beyond the Mere Ownership and Endowment Effects

Beyond the Mere Ownership and Endowment Effects

Owning leads to valuing: Meta‐analysis of the mere ownership effect

Challenging the linearity assumption of intra-brand image confusion

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