Community Unconscious on the Internet

Bibliographic Data

ID14775932
AuthorsHaim Weinberg (0000-0001-7767-7245, Tmourot Ve'Anashim Institute, Tel-Aviv University and at Beit Berl college, Israel Association of Group Psychotherapy, International Association of Group Psychotherapy (IAGP), American Group-Psychotherapy Association (AGPA), corresponding author)
Year2002
Volume35
Issue1
Pages165-183
Publication date2002-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGroup Analysis (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0533-3164 • E-ISSN: 1461-717X
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/053331602400934034
OpenAlexW2063854463
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited13

This article examines the group dynamics in a discussion list on the Internet, focusing on the special psychological mechanisms that appear. A discussion list is seen to resemble a large group, and the processes characteristic of the large group are relevant to its study. The transference of the list members towards the moderator and the list as a whole is examined together with the countertransference of the moderator. Some of the dynamics that appear on the list deviate from those that usually appear in a large group. Exploring the unconscious of a discussion list on the Internet helps in under-standing the common hidden norms and values of organizations and communities, especially those of the community of mental health professionals

Countertransference · Dynamics (music · Moderation · Pedagogy · Psychoanalysis · The Internet · Unconscious mind · World Wide Web · Communication in Education and Healthcare · Computer Science · Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence · Psychology · Social Psychology · Team Dynamics and Performance

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