This paper reviews research on the third-person effect--the perception that communications
exert a stronger effect on others than on oneself It is concluded that the third-person effect is …

The relationship between social comparison and body dissatisfaction was examined using
meta-analysis. Several demographic and methodological variables were examined as …

Grounded in theoretical principle, Media Effects and Society help students make the
connection between mass media and the impact it has on society as a whole. The text also …

Although direct influences of media have been the primary focus of mass communication
research, recent theoretical developments have suggested powerful and important indirect …

This volume offers a new conceptual framework for exemplification, a coherent theoretical
approach based on contemporary psychological models of information processing, and an …

Human Communication Theory and Research introduces students to the growing body of
theory and research in communication, demonstrating the integration between the …

'Skinny models send unhealthy message' 68 'My body and me': women in the newspapers
74 'You can get rid of cellulite'and 'make any man better in bed' 82 'What boys love about …

The authors examined the perceived and actual impact of exposure to conspiracy theories
surrounding the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1997. One group of undergraduate …

The goals of this second edition are to examine how the areas of health, illness, and
medicine can be studied from a psychological and cultural perspective and to introduce the …

This paper seeks to underline the negotiated character of male identities by demonstrating
the means by which lifestyle magazine advertising has caused men to gaze upon images of …