An Integrative Review of Material Possession Attachment

By Susan Schultz Kleine, S. Baker, Susan E. Schultz, M. Baker. 2004

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The role of attachment in building consumer‐brand relationships: an empirical investigation in the utilitarian consumption context (2011, unknown): “Material possessions attachment is considered as “a multi-faceted property of the relationship between an individual or group of individuals and a specific material object that has been psychologically appropriated, and singularised through person-object interaction” ( Kleine and Baker, 2004”
A psychological ownership approach to designing object attachment (2015, background): “Self-identity Objects help create, continue, or transform our identities (Belk 1987, 1988; Kleine and Baker 2004; Schouten 1991; Tian and Belk 2005).”
Our possessions, our selves: Domains of self-worth and the possession–self link (2011, background): “Kleine and Baker (2004) define possession attachment as " a multi-faceted property of the relationship between an individual…and a specific material object that has been psychologically appropriated, decommodified, and singularized through person–object interaction.”
Identifying Optimal Rapport-Building Behaviors In Inducing Patrons’ Emotional Attachment In Luxury Restaurants (2014, background): “For instance, Kleine and Baker (2004) revealed that people can develop emotional attachments toward possessions (e.g., a house, a site of land, an automobile).”
Can't buy me friendship? Peer rejection and adolescent materialism: Implicit self-esteem as a mediator (2015, background): “Third, attachments tomaterial possessionsmay instantly substitute for personal relationships when individuals are socially rejected (Kleine & Baker, 2004), especially for those with an anxious attachment style (Norris, Lambert, Nathan DeWall, & Fincham, 2012).”
The role of emotional aspects in younger consumer‐brand relationships (2012, background): “Also, because material possession attachment is formed with specific objects and is a more situation-oriented concept, there is a limit to capturing connections with an abstract concept like “brand” (Klein and Baker, 2004).”
Routledge Handbook of Cultural Gerontology (2015, background): “The future-orientated, planned life characteristic of contemporary Western cultures is predicated on the assumption of a long life, but in the fourth age, the nearness of death makes the future difficult to contemplate.”
Emotional brand attachment and brand love: the emotional bridges in the process of transition from satisfaction to loyalty (2020, background): “In consumer behavior, researchers over the years have found evidence that consumers can develop emotional attachments to various marketable entities such as material possessions (Kleine and Baker, 2004), gifts (Mick and DeMoss, 1990), places (Williams et al.”
Personality, person–brand fit, and brand community: An investigation of individuals, brands, and brand communities (2011, background): “Schultz Kleine and Baker (2004) argue that brand bonds and possession attachments should be considered as related but distinct phenomena.”
Product attachment and replacement: implications for sustainable design (2014, unknown): “As consumers interact with their possessions, a bond begins to form between the two (Kleine and Baker, 2004).”