Correction

The IKEA Effect: Why We Overvalue What We Build Ourselves

Corrected by Emir Baycan · Full-Stack Developer, Mobile App Builder and Web Platform Founder with expertise in SEO, automation, SaaS, AI visibility, DevOps and scalable digital products

Emir Baycan found something wrong, outdated, or unsupported on this page and proposed a fix. The publisher accepted the correction.

Role
Correction
Status
Accepted
Date
11 July 2026

Suggested change

(1) "builders valued their creations at nearly five times what non-builders offere..." -> "builders valued their creations roughly 60 percent higher than what non-build..." (2) "Wansink, Payne, and Chandon, in a 2007 paper in the <em>Journal of Consumer R..." -> "Wansink, Payne, and Chandon, in a 2007 paper in the journal <em>Obesity</em>,..."

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