Our possessions, our selves: Domains of self-worth and the possession–self link

@article{Ferraro2011OurPO,
  title={Our possessions, our selves: Domains of self-worth and the possession–self link},
  author={Rosellina Ferraro and Jennifer Edson Escalas and James R. Bettman},
  journal={Journal of Consumer Psychology},
  year={2011},
  volume={21},
  pages={169-177}
}
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