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The Psychology of Morbid Curiosity
- Coltan Scrivner
The University of Chicago
Abstract
Despite the ubiquity of morbid material in entertainment, research on morbid curiosity is largely absent from psychological literature. Across surveys and behavioral studies, I find that morbid curiosity exhibits a four-factor structure including: 1) Motives of Dangerous People, 2) Unknown or Supernatural Danger, 3) Social Violence, and 4) Body Violation.
Individual Differences
