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The Two Routes of Collective Psychological Ownership: Rights and Responsibilities Explain Intentions to Exclude
Tom Nijs1, Borja Martinovic1, Maykel Verkuyten1
1Utrecht University/Ercomer, The Netherlands.
Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin
|October 26, 2022
Summary
The feeling of collective ownership over a place, like a country or neighborhood, can lead to both excluding outsiders and engaging in stewardship behaviors. This is mediated by perceived rights and responsibilities.
Area of Science:
- Social Psychology
- Environmental Psychology
Background:
- Collective psychological ownership describes the sense of "ours" regarding a territory.
- This ownership is associated with distinct rights and responsibilities.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the behavioral implications of collective psychological ownership.
- To examine the mediating roles of perceived rights and responsibilities.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional studies with Dutch adults on country and neighborhood ownership (N=617, N=784).
- Experimental studies on an imaginary park (N=384, N=502).
Main Results:
- Collective ownership positively predicts perceived determination rights, leading to outsider exclusion.
- Collective ownership positively predicts perceived group responsibility, leading to stewardship behavior.
Conclusions:
- The sense of "ours" influences behavior through perceived rights and responsibilities.
- Collective ownership can foster both exclusionary and prosocial tendencies.
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