The Role of Ego Enhancement and Perceived Message Exposure in Third-Person Judgments Concerning Violent Video Games  

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Boyle, Michael P. ; McLeod, Douglas M. ; Rojas, Hernando

Jenis: Article from Journal - e-Journal
Dalam koleksi: American Behavioral Scientist vol. 52 no. 02 (Oct. 2008), page 165-185.
Topik: Third-Person Perception; Perceived Media Effects; Ego Enhancement; Support For Censorship
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Ego enhancement has been offered as the psychological mechanism that drives differences in judgments about effects on self and others. This study employs a three-cell (ego threat, ego enhancement, and control) experimental design to test the validity of the ego-enhancement argument in explaining the third-person perception and related outcomes (e.g., support for government control). Findings indicate that although ego enhancement does not appear to directly influence either third-person perception or its relationship to support for government control, it does play a moderating role in regulating the relationship between perceived effects and support for controls, especially in the case of perceived effects on others. Specifically, the ego-enhancement condition effectively muted the relationship between estimates of effects and support for government control. Implications of these findings and directions for further research are also discussed.

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