TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - The Role of Ego Enhancement and Perceived Message Exposure in Third-Person Judgments Concerning Violent Video Games
JO  - American behavioral scientist
A1  - Boyle, Michael P.
A1  - McLeod, D. M.
A1  - Rojas, H.
SP  - 165
EP  - 185
VL  - 52
IS  - 2
N2  - 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 /> 
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SN  - 0002-7642
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0002764208321349
ID  - ref1
ER  -