A Literature Review on the Concept of Psychological Ownership

Psychological ownership is defined as a state of mind “in which individuals feel as though the target of ownership (material or immaterial in nature) or a piece of it is theirs” (pierce et al., 2001; p. 299) and it is based on the feelings of possession and being psychologically tied to an object (or an idea). psychological ownership phenomenon is commonly studied by western scholars in the recent years, however, the studies on this phenomenon in our country are quite rare. thus, the purpose of this study is to fill this gap by conducting a comprehensive literature review on psychological ownership, to contribute to a better understanding of this phenomenon and to encourage the scholars in turkey to pay more attention to it. in this context, through a careful examination of theoretical and applied studies, the antecedents and outcomes of psychological ownership have been grouped and several suggestions over future works have been made.