爱德华·盖恩是美国著名的连环杀手之一。虽然他相较于其它连环杀手而言杀人数量并不算多,但他对受害者的所作所为却震惊了整个世界。本文从爱德华的成长经历,母亲对他的影响来分析爱德华犯罪的动机。文章首先描述了爱德华在“母权”阴霾下的悲惨童年,进而深入研究了爱德华内强外抑的矛盾情绪,最后从心理学角度对爱德华性心理的转变进行分析。 Edward Geen is one of the famous serial killers in the United States. Although he did not kill more than any other serial killer, what he did to the victim shocked the world. This article analyzes the motives of Edward’s crime from Edward’s growth experience and his influence on him. The article first describes Edward’s miserable childhood under the haze of “mother ”, and then deeply studies contradictions among the strong and the severe outside Edward, finally analyzes the change of Edward’s psychology from the psychological point of view.