%0 Journal Article %A Gioacchino Lavanco and Floriana Romano and Anna Milio %D 2008 %J International Journal of Psychological and Behavioral Sciences %B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology %I Open Science Index 16, 2008 %T Terrorism's Fear : Perceived Personal and National Threats %U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/13994 %V 16 %X Terrorism represents an unexpected and unwanted change which challenges one-s social identity. We carried out a study to explore the demographic variables- role on the perception of personal and national threat, and to investigate the effects of perceived terrorist threat on people-s ways of life, moods, opinions and hopes. 313 residents of Palermo (Italy) were interviewed. The results pointed out that the fear of terrorism affects three areas: the cognitive, the emotional and the behavioural one. %P 218 - 221