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Research Articles

Impact of Direct Interaction with Virtual Objects through Touchscreens on Enhancing Psychological Ownership and Endowment Effect

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Pages 1049-1070 | Received 11 Dec 2021, Accepted 29 Sep 2022, Published online: 14 Oct 2022

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