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Be Mine: Contextualization of Ownership Research in HCI

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While the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) research on perceived ownership over physical and digital possession is actively developing, there is still a noticeable lack of common conceptual understanding of ownership that would allow for systematizing our explorations and discoveries. In this work, we analyze the ownership literature in different domains and propose the HCI-focused adaptation of the theoretical conceptualization of ownership, including (I) five relevant structural dimensions of ownership, (II) three synthesized motivational aspects of ownership, and (III) three related social behaviors. Developing a common conceptual ground for ownership will allow future technology researchers and practitioners to effectively communicate and articulate their findings.

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