@article{ref1,
title="The Role of Ego Enhancement and Perceived Message Exposure in Third-Person Judgments Concerning Violent Video Games",
journal="American behavioral scientist",
year="2008",
author="Boyle, Michael P. and McLeod, D. M. and Rojas, H.",
volume="52",
number="2",
pages="165-185",
abstract="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.<p />",
language="",
issn="0002-7642",
doi="10.1177/0002764208321349",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0002764208321349"
}