Malik steers the conversation at the family dinner table away from negative news events he assumes will upset his grandmother. What research theory might explain this scenario?

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The third-person effect theory suggests that people tend to believe that media messages have a greater impact on others than on themselves. In this case, Malik may believe that the negative news events will upset his grandmother more than they will upset him, so he steers the conversation away from those topics.

Malik Steers the Conversation at the Family Dinner Table Away