Table of Contents
Understanding the Third-Person Effect
1. Defining the third-person effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
A. Roots of third-person effect research . . . . . . . . 4
B. Contemporary third-person effect research . . . 5
1. “Effects” of desirable vs.
undesirable media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2. How common is the third-person effect? . . . 7
3. Measuring the third-person effect . . . . . . . . . 7
4. Behavioral component of third-person effect .7
2. Components of the third-person effect . . . . . . . . . 9
A. Social distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
B. Perceived Knowledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3. Explanations for the third-person effect . . . . . . . 11
4. Future directions of third-person effect research . .12
Editor’s Afterword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Additional Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Book Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Recommended Citation
Conners, Joan L.
(2005)
"Understanding the Third-Person Effect,"
Communication Research Trends: Vol. 24:
No.
2, Article 1.
Available at:
https://scholarcommons.scu.edu/crt/vol24/iss2/1