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“Mine”, “My”, “Ours”: Exploring Psychological Ownership – Bernadette Kamleitner in conversation with Jon Pierce

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Psychological ownership, an inherent part of human nature, exerts its influence across all stages of the life cycle – from toddlers, to teenagers, adults, and grandparents. But what does it take for us to feel this sense of ownership?

Jon Pierce delves into the essence of psychological ownership. Throughout this conversation, Pierce illustrates how his research on psychological ownership captivated individuals across diverse spheres, enriching understanding and discourse of ownership.

In this conversation with Bernadette Kamleitner, Jon Pierce not only shares his personal insights, but also ventures into a broader societal terrain. From grappling issues like mass migration and political dynamics to probing how psychological ownership might drive individuals towards undesired behaviors, the discussion spans a rich tapestry of human experience and interaction.

Find out more about the science of ownership in the video below.

Why is the topic of ownership worth studying?

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The concepts of possession, ownership and property play a fundamental role for human behaviour, social interactions and economic transactions. There are numerous resources from various disciplines dealing with exciting and surprising findings on ownership, which are now bundled and curated in the new special POP collection.

To get a first impression of the physical side of the POP (Possession, Ownership & Property) collection and to find out why world-leading experts (Floyd Rudmin, Russ Belk, Ori Friedman, Michael Heller, Jennifer Inauen, Carey Morewedge, Joann Peck, Jon Pierce, and Federico Rossano) think that ownership is an interesting topic to study and what research finding on the issue surprised them the most watch this video.