Media Exposure and Third-Person Perception: The Mediating Role of Social Realism and Proxy Efficacy

Xudong Liu; Ven-hwei Lo; Ran Wei; Xigen Li; Shengnan Pang; Ruiyao Zhang

Media Exposure and Third-Person Perception: The Mediating Role of Social Realism and Proxy Efficacy

Xudong Liu, Ven-hwei Lo, Ran Wei, Xigen Li, Shengnan Pang, Ruiyao Zhang

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This study examines the influences of media exposure, social realism, and proxy efficacy on the perceived effects of news about the COVID-19 pandemic. Using data collected from a sample of 1,190 college students in China, this study found that exposure to news about the pandemic is positively related to social realism and proxy efficacy. Furthermore, social realism and proxy efficacy were significantly correlated with third-person perception (TPP). Most importantly, the results of the study show that social realism and proxy efficacy also mediated the relationship between exposure to COVID-19 news and TPP.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4338-4359
Number of pages	22
Journal	International Journal of Communication
Volume	15
Publication status	Published - 2021

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COVID-19
media exposure
social realism
proxy efficacy
third-person perception
mediation effect

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