The value of the third-person effect in theory building

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 74-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tae Hyun Baek
Keyword(s):  
Theory Building ◽  
Third Person Effect ◽  
The Third ◽  
Third Person ◽  
The Third Person

Effects of Light-Hearted and Serious Entertainment on Enjoyment of the First and Third Person

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthias Hofer
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Media Consumption ◽  
First Person ◽  
Online Experiment ◽  
Entertainment Media ◽  
Third Person Effect ◽  
The Third ◽  
Third Person ◽  
Perceived Enjoyment ◽  
The Third Person

Abstract. This was a study on the perceived enjoyment of different movie genres. In an online experiment, 176 students were randomly divided into two groups (n = 88) and asked to estimate how much they, their closest friends, and young people in general enjoyed either serious or light-hearted movies. These self–other differences in perceived enjoyment of serious or light-hearted movies were also assessed as a function of differing individual motivations underlying entertainment media consumption. The results showed a clear third-person effect for light-hearted movies and a first-person effect for serious movies. The third-person effect for light-hearted movies was moderated by level of hedonic motivation, as participants with high hedonic motivations did not perceive their own and others’ enjoyment of light-hearted films differently. However, eudaimonic motivations did not moderate first-person perceptions in the case of serious films.

scholarly journals Reluctant to Share: How Third Person Perceptions of Fake News Discourage News Readers From Sharing “Real News” on Social Media

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 205630512095517
Author(s):  
Fan Yang ◽  
Michael Horning
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Behavioral Intentions ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Fake News ◽  
Third Person Effect ◽  
The Third ◽  
Third Person ◽  
The Third Person ◽  
Significant Attention

Rampant fake news on social media has drawn significant attention. Yet, much remains unknown as to how such imbalanced evaluations of self versus others could shape social media users’ perceptions and their subsequent attitudes and behavioral intentions regarding social media news. An online survey ( N = 335) was conducted to examine the third person effect (TPE) in fake news on social media and suggested that users perceived a greater influence of fake news on others than on themselves. However, although users evaluated fake news as socially undesirable, they were still unsupportive of government censorship as a remedy. In addition, the perceived prevalence of fake news leads audiences to reported significantly less willingness to share all news on social media either online or offline.

Newspaper as Repeater: An Experiment on Defamation and Third-Person Effect

1995 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 610-620 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurie Mason
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Third Person Effect ◽  
The Third ◽  
Message Source ◽  
Third Person ◽  
Media Message ◽  
The Third Person

The Third-Person Effect - the tendency to see others as more influenced than self by a mass media message - is replicated with a jury sample and extended to interpersonal communication. The effect on perceived other is found to be exaggerated when a message is reported through a newspaper rather than delivered directly by the message source. This finding is discussed in regard to its implication for inflated libel awards.

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