Psychological Ownership with Antecedents and Consequences: A Systematic Review

Abstract

Purpose – This study, which examines articles on psychological ownership within the national literature, has two main objectives. The first objective is to reveal the conceptual structure of psychological ownership; the second is to identify the independent, dependent, mediating and moderating variables with which the concept interacts.
Design/methodology/approach – For these purposes, the keyword "psychological ownership" was searched using the Turkish Academic Archives, EKUAL, DergiPark, Sobiad Citation Index, TRDizin databases, and Google Scholar. The search yielded 256 potential documents, and various inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied. As a result, 38 documents that could answer the research questions were analyzed using the MAXQDA'24 program.
Results – Analysis findings show that studies were concentrated between 2020 and 2024, with the most frequently used measurement tools developed by Van Dyne and Pierce (2004) and Avey, Avolio, Crossley, and Luthans (2009), the most frequently studied antecedent variables are good leadership characteristics, organisational support, adaptability, psychological empowerment and organisational climate, while the outcome variables are contextual performance, task performance and job commitment.
Discussion – Although the results obtained in the study are partially consistent with the international literature, it is seen that some variables have not been measured in the studies conducted in the Turkish sample. In the last part of the study, the findings obtained from the research are discussed and various specific suggestions are presented for researchers who want to carry out studies on the subject. It is thought that the suggestions presented in the study will contribute to the organisational behaviour literature.