Attachment possessions are not just memorabilia that permit nostalgic reflection.

Attachment possessions are not just memorabilia that permit nostalgic reflection, "emotionally significant possessions appear to mirror and influence the individual's expansion in a dynamic process" (Myers 1985 p 4) Reciprocity exists between self and possession in this dynamic self-cultivation proces (Bih 1992)

Affiliation Value - Many of our deepest attachments to possessions be molten from past or present relationships the possessions show Possession attachments often designate "who I am joined with" or "how we are connected" an understanding of one's self as necessary to self-development as defining the autonomous me (Kleine, Kleine, and Allen 1995) Possession attachments symbolize affiliation value in a variety of ways. For example, gift receipt more frequently is associated with strong attachments than weak attachments. Attachment forms because the gift stands for an important or valued relationship, equal when the recipient dislikes the gift (Kleine, Kleine, and Allen 1995) Heirlooms that become attachments throw back familial associations defining who a human frame is (Csikszentmihalyi and Rochberg-Halton 1981; McCracken 1988; Price, Arnould, and Curasi 2000) repeatedly items such as photographs, jewelry, and other possessions appear forward cherished possession lists representing relationships with others.

Attachment and special possession studies traditionally focus in succession individuals. However, a growing material substance of work has explored the affiliation value of shared attachments (eg McCracken 1989) Olson (1985) explored by what mode material artifacts in the family circle influences dyadic communication between co-habitating relationship partners. Artifacts of young married twos reflected future-orientations and shared values, while those of older married links reflected past-orientations and substituted for verbal communication. Possessions of unmarried couplings were individual artifacts reflecting present-orientations and independence within the relationship.