Psychological Ownership: A 20-Year Review

Abstract

Psychological Ownership（PO）may lead to a wide range of positive outcomes at work and nonwork environment, has for a long time attracted the interest of scholars from various disciplines. I provide an integrative and comprehensive review of the research on individual- level PO spanning 20 years（2001–2021）, to provide an overview of the definition and development of psychological ownership within management fields.

First, I introduce the basic definition of different forms of PO, then I review empirical findings to identify the antecedents and outcomes of PO at workplace. Finally, I suggest the direction for future research.