IntroductionPrevious　research　has　found　that　value　change　and　creation　drive　people　to　support　the　laborer　more　than　the　original　owner　in　ownership　reasoning　for　modified　objects;　however,　the　transfer　methods　used　to　resolve　conflicts　have　largely　been　ignored.　In　this　work,　two　studies　were　designed　to　investigate　the　role　of　value　change　and　creation　in　adults＇　labor-based　ownership　judgments　in　four　transfer　conditions　(i.e.,　take/steal/borrow/find).　MethodsScenarios　involving　different　extent　of　value　change　and　creation　in　different　transfer　ways　were　presented　to　Chinese　adult　subjects　after　which　they　were　asked　to　judge　who　is　the　owner.　ResultsPeople　were　more　likely　to　assign　ownership　to　the　original　owner　in　the　take,　steal　and　borrow　conditions　but　not　in　the　find　condition,　and　this　reasoning　held　regardless　of　whether　the　original　materials　showed　high　or　low　value　appreciation　or　successful　creation,　and　it　was　applicable　to　raw　materials　with　low　(Study　1)　and　high　values　(Study　2).　In　addition,　the　effect　of　value　change　and　creation　on　ownership　reasoning　varied　according　to　different　transfer　methods.　ConclusionThe　results　suggest　the　moderating　role　of　transfer　method　in　people＇s　ownership　assignments,　which　will　provide　insights　for　real-life　mediation　of　ownership　conflicts.