Can participation promote psychological ownership of a shared resource? : an intervention study of community-based safe water infrastructure

Ambühl, Benjamin; Kunwar, Bal Mukunda; Schertenleib, Ariane; Marks, Sara J.; Inauen, Jennifer

doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2022.101818

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-28946

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Can participation promote psychological ownership of a shared resource? : an intervention study of community-based safe water infrastructure
Authors:	Ambühl, Benjamin Kunwar, Bal Mukunda Schertenleib, Ariane Marks, Sara J. Inauen, Jennifer
et. al:	No
DOI:	10.1016/j.jenvp.2022.101818 10.21256/zhaw-28946
Published in:	Journal of Environmental Psychology
Volume(Issue):	81
Issue:	101818
Issue Date:	2022
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0272-4944
Language:	English
Subjects:	Psychological ownership; Participation; Sustainable development; Environmental contamination
Subject (DDC):	150: Psychology 363: Environmental and security problems
Abstract:	Previous research suggests that community-based participation, a process through which beneficiaries can actively influence and define the direction and execution of development programs, can promote long-term uptake, use, and management of shared resources, such as community-based safe water infrastructure. However, results are heterogeneous. Psychological ownership theory and initial evidence suggests that participation promotes positive outcomes for shared resources by fostering sense of ownership through three routes: having control, intimate knowledge, and investing the self. This study used community-based safe water infrastructure as an example to investigate how various forms of participation affect acceptance, use, and functionality of a shared resource and whether this effect is mediated by psychological ownership. We conducted a nonrandomized cluster-based controlled trial with pre–post intervention assessment (N = 369) in 33 villages in rural Nepal, where safe water infrastructure is shared. Participatory intervention activities (e.g., influence in decisionmaking, contributing materials and labour) favourably affected self-reported outcomes and use of the water supply infrastructure but not observed functionality or drinking water quality. In conclusion, this study supports the assumption that participation can foster psychological ownership, which in turn can support successful management of a shared resource.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/28946
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	CC BY-NC-ND 4.0: Attribution - Non commercial - No derivatives 4.0 International
Departement:	School of Management and Law
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Business Information Technology (IWI)
Appears in collections:	Publikationen School of Management and Law

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Ambühl, B., Kunwar, B. M., Schertenleib, A., Marks, S. J., & Inauen, J. (2022). Can participation promote psychological ownership of a shared resource? : an intervention study of community-based safe water infrastructure. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 81(101818). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2022.101818

Ambühl, B. et al. (2022) ‘Can participation promote psychological ownership of a shared resource? : an intervention study of community-based safe water infrastructure’, Journal of Environmental Psychology, 81(101818). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2022.101818.

B. Ambühl, B. M. Kunwar, A. Schertenleib, S. J. Marks, and J. Inauen, “Can participation promote psychological ownership of a shared resource? : an intervention study of community-based safe water infrastructure,” Journal of Environmental Psychology, vol. 81, no. 101818, 2022, doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2022.101818.

AMBÜHL, Benjamin, Bal Mukunda KUNWAR, Ariane SCHERTENLEIB, Sara J. MARKS und Jennifer INAUEN, 2022. Can participation promote psychological ownership of a shared resource? : an intervention study of community-based safe water infrastructure. Journal of Environmental Psychology. 2022. Bd. 81, Nr. 101818. DOI 10.1016/j.jenvp.2022.101818

Ambühl, Benjamin, Bal Mukunda Kunwar, Ariane Schertenleib, Sara J. Marks, and Jennifer Inauen. 2022. “Can Participation Promote Psychological Ownership of a Shared Resource? : An Intervention Study of Community-Based Safe Water Infrastructure.” Journal of Environmental Psychology 81 (101818). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2022.101818.

Ambühl, Benjamin, et al. “Can Participation Promote Psychological Ownership of a Shared Resource? : An Intervention Study of Community-Based Safe Water Infrastructure.” Journal of Environmental Psychology, vol. 81, no. 101818, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2022.101818.