Why construction workers' Workplace Deviant Behavior happens? The effect of psychological ownership

Construction workers' Workplace Deviant Behavior(WDB) has significant impact on project success. However, existing researches on its occurrence mechanism are mainly focused on personal and organizational factors. Psychological ownership, which has been proved to be a critical variable affecting behavior decision making, has not been considered in the occurrence of construction workers' WDB. This paper devotes to figure out how psychological ownership affects construction workers' WDB in the context of construction industry, especially the effect degree of each dimension. Questionnaires are sent out to construction workers with more than five years of working experience. Data shows that, although varies in level of effect, four dimensions of psychological ownership, i.e., Territoriality, Accountability, Sense of Belongingness and Self-Identity, are negatively related to WDB, while Self-Efficacy has no influence.