Review: a multi-dimensional approach to the study of consumption in modern societies and the potential for radical sustainable changes

Stø, Eivind; Throne‐Holst, Harald; Strandbakken, Pål; Vittersø, Gunnar

doi:10.9774/gleaf.978-1-907643-36-1_14

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“…The importance of control in developing ownership is partly demonstrated by the consequences of users losing control of objects. Several studies (Halme et al 2006;Kahneman 2011;Stø et al 2008) highlight the lack of ownership and control over an object as a barrier to adopting less traditional modes of consumption.…”

Section: Controlmentioning

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A psychological ownership approach to designing object attachment

Baxter

Aurisicchio

Childs

2015

Journal of Engineering Design

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The mental state in which an individual claims an object as theirs is called psychological ownership. Psychological ownership is associated with motives, routes, affordances, and outcomes directly linked to attachment. This research introduces psychological ownership in the context of designing object attachment and identifies affordance principles that help facilitate it. A framework presenting the motives for and routes to psychological ownership is proposed to provide a holistic understanding of object attachment. In the framework each route to psychological ownership, that is, control, intimate knowledge, and self-investment, has a corresponding class of affordances. Overall a total of 16 affordance principles are identified through contextual inquiry with 4 objects (a car, a mobile phone, a pair of shoes, and a park bench). Previous studies have identified various elements of this framework but have fallen short of clearly defining and relating the motives, routes, and affordances to psychological ownership identified here. These affordance principles are readily mapped to experience design models and provide a practical resource for designers.Together, the framework and the affordances inform design decisions and move towards a prescriptive design method for facilitating object attachment.

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Section: Controlmentioning

confidence: 99%

A psychological ownership approach to designing object attachment

Baxter

Aurisicchio

Childs

2015

Journal of Engineering Design

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“…environmental psychology) develop approaches that integrate factors that consciously drive individuals and factors that more unconsciously shape their habits. Behavioural theories that have until now fueled awareness-raising, information and education policies for individuals have been widely questioned (Lahlou 2005;Stø et al 2008). Among these new approaches, the theory of practices provides an innovative framework, thus breaking away from behaviourism practices that are considered inefficient.…”

Section: Urban Food Planningmentioning

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Theoretical Approaches for Effective Sustainable Urban Food Policymaking

Debru

Brand

2019

Urban Agriculture

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“…Consumption has been defined as a process both covering (1) acquisition; (2) use; and (3) disposals of products and goods (Stø et al. , 2008).…”

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Gendered consumer competences in households with one vs. two adults¹

Berg¹,

Teigen²

2009

Int J Consumer Studies

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Consumption is gendered. Some markets can be described as female‐dominated, while others can be described as male‐dominated consumer areas. The departure of this article is observed gender differences in consumer competences, measured by men and women's self‐reported efforts to stay informed on different markets. Three central gender research hypotheses are applied to investigate the observed gender differences in consumer competences. Nowadays, modern consumer markets are characterized by abundance, complexity and rapid changes, making it hardly possible for any consumer to master all markets he or she operates in. Because very much of the consumption takes place within the households, it should be convenient to live in a household with two adult persons who can share responsibilities and stay informed on the different segments of the markets. However, many households consist of only one adult person. Our main concern has been to investigate whether the observed gender differences in consumer competences could be explained by the specializing hypothesis, i.e. that the gendered pattern relies on a gendered division of consumer competences within couple households; in other words, that gender differences in consumer competences among single‐person households should be absent, or significantly lower, than among couple households. In case we would not find support for the specializing hypothesis, two other probable explanations are also put forward: the traditional gender difference hypothesis and the selection hypothesis. These three hypotheses are tested in a data material based on 2000 telephone interviews from the SIFO survey, collected in 2007.

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Review: a multi-dimensional approach to the study of consumption in modern societies and the potential for radical sustainable changes

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A psychological ownership approach to designing object attachment

A psychological ownership approach to designing object attachment

Theoretical Approaches for Effective Sustainable Urban Food Policymaking

Gendered consumer competences in households with one vs. two adults¹

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Review: a multi-dimensional approach to the study of consumption in modern societies and the potential for radical sustainable changes

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