The effect of psychological ownership on the possession attachment and willingness to share the Internet content

Abstract

The development of the Internet has accelerated the speed of information distribution, and lead to the emergence of content sharing among users. In this study, we try to understand content sharing over the public Web using the concept of psychological ownership. The study consists of two different experiments. In the first study, we investigated how the right to control of their digital contents and time/ effort cost are related to willingness to share. In the second experiment, we add the concept of the psychological distance. Our study contributes to the understanding of peoplepsilas information sharing behavior by focusing on psychological ownership and psychological in the public Internet domain.