ORCID
- Patricia Kanngiesser: 0000-0003-1068-3725
Abstract
Creating objects can increase our evaluation of them, even when we compare them to physically identical copies (IKEA effect). Here we evaluate the influence of collaboration on the IKEA effect in two societies—the United Kingdom and India. One hundred twenty-eight 5-to-6-year-old children (48% female, 50% British middle class, 50% Indian middle class) assembled toys in pairs. Half of the children collaborated to assemble a single toy and half assembled their own toy. In both societies, children demonstrated an IKEA effect (η2p = .19), valuing their own creation over an identical copy. This was the case regardless of whether children collaborated or worked independently. In summary, it seems that the IKEA effect is a potent bias that is present in diverse societies and is insensitive to others’ contributions in a collaborative environment.
DOI Link
Publication Date
2022-04-01
Publication Title
Developmental Psychology
Volume
58
Issue
4
ISSN
0012-1649
Acceptance Date
2021-10-28
Deposit Date
2021-11-16
Embargo Period
2022-04-09
Funding
This research was supported by the Economic and Social Research Council (Grant ES/K010131/1) awarded to Bruce Hood. Patricia Kanngiesser was supported by a Freigeist Fellowship from Volkswagen Foundation.
Keywords
IKEA effect, psychological ownership, collaboration, cross-cultural
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
First Page
662
Last Page
670
Recommended Citation
Marsh, L., Gil, J., & Kanngiesser, P. (2022) 'The influence of collaboration and culture on the IKEA effect: Does cocreation alter perceptions of value in British and Indian children?', Developmental Psychology, 58(4), pp. 662-670. Available at: 10.1037/dev0001321
