Possession enhancement in an interpersonal context: An extension of the mere ownership effect

Psychology and Marketing

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-34

  Nesselroade Jr , K Paul ^b   Beggan, James K ^a   Allison, Scott T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033479703     PISSN: 07426046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6793(199901)16:1<21::AID-MAR2>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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