Smirnova, Sukhanova. [An attitude to property as a subject of psychological research]

Abstract:
The article provides a review of foreign studies on child's attitude to property. The article deals with the psychological aspects of the property. The category of property lies at a crossroad of three spheres: subject-related, identity-related and interpersonal, which allows it to play a significant role in the development of self-awareness. The analysis shows that the property is of a particular importance in the development of self-awareness in childhood. Awareness of accessories items is a part of the process of child's discression of his/her "self" and differentiation between "my" and "not mine". Thus property can serve as an external tool, mediating the formation of identity.