Representation of the Serial Killer on the Italian Internet
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13666751 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paola Villano (0000-0002-3079-381X, Department of Education, corresponding author), Paola Bastianoni (0000-0003-1854-6071), Giannino Melotti (0000-0002-6452-1679, University of Bologna) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 89 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 447-451 |
| Publication date | 2001-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.2001.89.2.447 |
| PMID | 11783573 |
| OpenAlex | W2017337302 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
The representation of serial killers was examined from the analysis of 317 Web pages in the Italian language to study how the psychological profiles of serial killers are described on the Italian Internet. The correspondence analysis of the content of these Web pages shows that in Italy the serial killer is associated with words such as "monster" and "horror," which suggest and imply psychological perversion and aberrant acts. These traits are peculiar for the Italian scenario
Art · Literature · Monster · Perversion · Psychoanalysis · Representation (politics · The Internet · World Wide Web · Child Abuse and Related Trauma · Computer Science · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending · Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |