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Topic-Relevant Reference Groups and Dimensions of Distance: Political Advertising and First- and Third-Person Effects
(Communication Research, 2004-04-01)
This article argues for using topic-relevant reference groups in examining first and third-person effects. It also proposes using topic-relevant dimensions of distance to assess relationships not only between self and ...
Media Schemas, Perceived Effects, and Person Perceptions
(Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 2006-09-01)
Media schemas about the power of the media are widely thought to influence perceived media effects and third-person perception, but only one study has shown this, and it did not consider desirable messages. The current ...
Motivated Misperception? Party, Education, Partisan News, and Belief in “Death Panels”
(Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 2013-03-01)
This study drew on the literature in motivated reasoning and 2009 Pew survey data to examine the roles of partisanship, education, news exposure, and their interactions in the misperception that health care reform would ...
Rethinking the Target Corollary: The Effects of Social Distance, Perceived Exposure, and Perceived Predispositions on First-Person and Third-Person Perceptions
(Communication Research, 2005-12-01)
This study examines the effects of social distance, perceived exposure, and perceived predispositions on perceived media effects for desirable and undesirable health messages. It finds support for the effect social distance ...