Connectedness to the Possession

What it measures

A three-item scale measuring the psychological bond between a consumer and a specific personal possession — the sense that the item expresses something about who they are, holds sentimental significance, and carries personal meaning. The scale captures the symbolic and emotional dimensions of object attachment, making it applicable to research on mortality salience, legacy giving, and consumer-object relationships.

Response format

7-point Likert

Scale items

• This item says something about me.
• This item is sentimental.
• This item has meaning for me.

Full scale items shown. Always cite the original source when using this scale in research.

Usage notes & scoring

Single alpha: α = .95 — Dunn, White & Dahl (2020, Study 3; n = 438 MTurk). VALIDITY: Used as manipulation check; successful detection provides preliminary validity. Scale source not stated — appears original to the authors. Same paper as Donation Likelihood (DONL, ID 2077).

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Citation

Dunn, Lea, Katherine White, and Darren W. Dahl (2020). A little piece of me: When mortality reminders lead to giving to others. Journal of Consumer Research, 47(3), 431–453.

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