Hector Betancourt
Biographic Data
| ID | 83623 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hector Betancourt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hector |
| FAMILY NAME | Betancourt |
| SIGNATURE | BETANCOURT H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Loma Linda University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9052-4200 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 165 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Development and validation of a scale for measuring cultural beliefs about psychotherapy patients in southern Chile
PURPOSE: Negative cultural beliefs about psychotherapy patients represent one of the barriers in the psychological help-seeking and treatment adherence. In Chile today, there is little research about specific beliefs towards this group, and therefore measuring them represents a challenge. The aim of the present study was to develop and validate an instrument to measure cultural beliefs about psychotherapy patients. METHODS: A mixed method design …
Health professional cultural competence reduces the psychological and behavioral impact of negative healthcare encounters
Findings revealed that provider cultural competence reduces some of the consequences of negative health care encounters that are relevant to health behavior. These findings shed light on the complexity of how providers' cultural competence impacts patient behavior, highlighting the importance of including psychological variables when investigating the role of cultural competence in health behavior and outcome. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 A…
Substance Abuse Among American Indians and Alaska Natives: An Integrative Cultural Framework for Advancing Research
Attributions and emotions regarding health care mistreatment impact continuity of care among Latino and Anglo American women
Ethnic minority and lower socioeconomic status (SES) populations report less positive health care encounters and lower continuity of health care compared with higher SES and non-Latino White (Anglo) Americans. This study examined similarities and differences concerning the influence of patients' causal attributions for health care mistreatment and related emotions on continuity of health care among 335 Latin American (Latinas) and Anglo American …
Acculturation and mental health: Current findings and recommendations for future research
Attribution-Emotion Processes in White's Realistic Empathy Approach to Conflict and Negotiation
Emotions and the cognition-emotion linkage in conflict-related behaviors are examined in relation to White's (1985, 1986, 1991) realistic empathy approach to conflict and negotiation. An attribution-empathy model of prosocial behavior (e.g., Betancourt, 1990) and an attribution-emotion model of violence in conflict environments (e.g., Betancourt & Blair, 1992) provide the conceptual frame for articulating proposed relations among the various psyc…
Peruvian mothers' knowledge and recognition of pneumonia in children under 5 years of age
Although the percentage of mothers believing they can recognize pneumonia through rapid breathing and chest retraction seems to have increased in recent years, there is still a sizable percentage of mothers who remain uninformed about pneumonia and its possible fatal consequences. Efforts need to continue to educate Peruvian mothers about the causes, recognition of the signs, and treatment of pneumonia. The results suggest that the Government of …
Cognition and emotion in human violence: From clinical to intergroup phenomena
On September 11, 2001, within the context of strained international relations, the world witnessed a horrid act of terrorism as the face of ideological warfare became materialized in the mass murder of thousands of unsuspecting, innocent civilians and the destruction of billions of dollars in property. Since then, the conflict has culminated in the onset of war with traditional war tactics in response to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Ce…
The study of culture, ethnicity, and race in American psychology
An Etic-Emic Analysis of Individualism and Collectivism
An analysis of the responses of 1,614 subjects from 10 cultures shows that the Leung Bond procedure provides illuminating ways of extracting both strong (Separation From In-Groups, Independence, and Personal Competence) and weak (Task Orientation) eticsrelevant to individualism, and weak etics (Dependence on Others, Sociability) relevant to collectivism. Additional richness in the available information is provided when intracultural factor analys…
Beliefs, Value Orientation, and Culture in Attribution Processes and Helping Behavior
Two experiments were conducted to investigate: (a) the influence of the "subjugation control over nature" value orientation, a dimension of cultural variation, on attribution processes; and (b) the effect of activation of beliefs associated with this value orientation on attribution processes and helping behavior. In Experiment 1, introductory psychology students were classified as either "control" or "subjugation" oriented according to scores ob…
The measurement of the etic aspects of individualism and collectivism across cultures
The dimension of individualism-collectivism, as identified by Hofstede (1980), was studied using items developed both theoretically and emically in nine diverse cultures. The dimension was found to be analysable into four stable etic factors: Individualism had two aspects (Separation from Ingroups and Self-Reliance with Hedonism) and collectivism had two aspects (Family Integrity and Interdependence with Sociability). These four factors are ortho…
Simpat?a as a cultural script of Hispanics
Individual models of social behavior
Simpatía as a cultural script of Hispanics
A cultural script is a pattern of social interaction which is characteristic of a particular cultural group. Simpatia, and its component harmony, or the emphasis on positive behaviors in positive situations (e.g., complimenting somebody who has done a good job) and the de-emphasis of negative behaviors in negative situations (e.g., criticising) may be a Hispanic cultural script. Lower status individuals are not supposed to show aggression even wh…
Ethnic Affirmation Versus Social Desirability: Explaining Discrepancies in Bilinguals' Responses to a Questionnaire
An analysis was made as to the possible explanations for the fact that bilinguals provide different responses when answering in each of their two languages. Spanish/ English bilinguals answered a paper-and-pencil instrument that contained emic and etic questions. Cultural "anchors"were obtained from a sample of monolingual students, and groups of Hispanic and Anglo psychologists rated the social desirability of all items. The results show that al…
Stereotyping among Hispanics and Anglos: The Uniformity, Intensity, Direction, and Quality of Auto- and Heterostereotypes
U.S. Navy recruits (Hispanics and Anglos) provided autostereotypes and heterostereotypes of blacks, whites, and several Hispanic ethnic groups, by judging on a ten-point scale how likely it was for each of fifteen traits to be a characteristic of a given stimulus group. All autostereotypes were favorable. The Anglos had a more uniform, though not especially intensive, autostereotype than the Hispanics. The Anglo heterostereotype of Hispanics was …
Attributions for Achievement-Related Events, Expectancy, and Sentiments: A Study of Success and Failure in Chile and the United States
This investigation examined the perceived properties of causal attributions for success and failure and their consequences. Eight attributions or perceived reasons for success and failure, such as ability, effort, and luck, were rated by Chilean and U.S. samples for three causal properties-locus (internal versus external), stability (endurance over time), and controllability (degree to which the person can volitionally alter the cause). The ratin…
Simpatía as a cultural script of Hispanics
A cultural script is a pattern of social interaction which is characteristic of a particular cultural group. Simpatia, and its component harmony, or the emphasis on positive behaviors in positive situations (e.g., complimenting somebody who has done a good job) and the de-emphasis of negative behaviors in negative situations (e.g., criticising) may be a Hispanic cultural script. Lower status individuals are not supposed to show aggression even wh…
An Etic-Emic Analysis of Individualism and Collectivism
An analysis of the responses of 1,614 subjects from 10 cultures shows that the Leung Bond procedure provides illuminating ways of extracting both strong (Separation From In-Groups, Independence, and Personal Competence) and weak (Task Orientation) eticsrelevant to individualism, and weak etics (Dependence on Others, Sociability) relevant to collectivism. Additional richness in the available information is provided when intracultural factor analys…
Ethnic Affirmation Versus Social Desirability: Explaining Discrepancies in Bilinguals' Responses to a Questionnaire
An analysis was made as to the possible explanations for the fact that bilinguals provide different responses when answering in each of their two languages. Spanish/ English bilinguals answered a paper-and-pencil instrument that contained emic and etic questions. Cultural "anchors"were obtained from a sample of monolingual students, and groups of Hispanic and Anglo psychologists rated the social desirability of all items. The results show that al…
Stereotyping among Hispanics and Anglos: The Uniformity, Intensity, Direction, and Quality of Auto- and Heterostereotypes
U.S. Navy recruits (Hispanics and Anglos) provided autostereotypes and heterostereotypes of blacks, whites, and several Hispanic ethnic groups, by judging on a ten-point scale how likely it was for each of fifteen traits to be a characteristic of a given stimulus group. All autostereotypes were favorable. The Anglos had a more uniform, though not especially intensive, autostereotype than the Hispanics. The Anglo heterostereotype of Hispanics was …
Attributions for Achievement-Related Events, Expectancy, and Sentiments: A Study of Success and Failure in Chile and the United States
This investigation examined the perceived properties of causal attributions for success and failure and their consequences. Eight attributions or perceived reasons for success and failure, such as ability, effort, and luck, were rated by Chilean and U.S. samples for three causal properties-locus (internal versus external), stability (endurance over time), and controllability (degree to which the person can volitionally alter the cause). The ratin…
Health professional cultural competence reduces the psychological and behavioral impact of negative healthcare encounters
Findings revealed that provider cultural competence reduces some of the consequences of negative health care encounters that are relevant to health behavior. These findings shed light on the complexity of how providers' cultural competence impacts patient behavior, highlighting the importance of including psychological variables when investigating the role of cultural competence in health behavior and outcome. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 A…
Beliefs, Value Orientation, and Culture in Attribution Processes and Helping Behavior
Two experiments were conducted to investigate: (a) the influence of the "subjugation control over nature" value orientation, a dimension of cultural variation, on attribution processes; and (b) the effect of activation of beliefs associated with this value orientation on attribution processes and helping behavior. In Experiment 1, introductory psychology students were classified as either "control" or "subjugation" oriented according to scores ob…
Simpat?a as a cultural script of Hispanics
Individual models of social behavior
Stereotyping among Hispanics and Anglos: The Uniformity, Intensity, Direction, and Quality of Auto- and Heterostereotypes
U.S. Navy recruits (Hispanics and Anglos) provided autostereotypes and heterostereotypes of blacks, whites, and several Hispanic ethnic groups, by judging on a ten-point scale how likely it was for each of fifteen traits to be a characteristic of a given stimulus group. All autostereotypes were favorable. The Anglos had a more uniform, though not especially intensive, autostereotype than the Hispanics. The Anglo heterostereotype of Hispanics was …
Attributions for Achievement-Related Events, Expectancy, and Sentiments: A Study of Success and Failure in Chile and the United States
This investigation examined the perceived properties of causal attributions for success and failure and their consequences. Eight attributions or perceived reasons for success and failure, such as ability, effort, and luck, were rated by Chilean and U.S. samples for three causal properties-locus (internal versus external), stability (endurance over time), and controllability (degree to which the person can volitionally alter the cause). The ratin…
Ethnic Affirmation Versus Social Desirability: Explaining Discrepancies in Bilinguals' Responses to a Questionnaire
An analysis was made as to the possible explanations for the fact that bilinguals provide different responses when answering in each of their two languages. Spanish/ English bilinguals answered a paper-and-pencil instrument that contained emic and etic questions. Cultural "anchors"were obtained from a sample of monolingual students, and groups of Hispanic and Anglo psychologists rated the social desirability of all items. The results show that al…
Simpat?a as a cultural script of Hispanics
Individual models of social behavior
Simpatía as a cultural script of Hispanics
A cultural script is a pattern of social interaction which is characteristic of a particular cultural group. Simpatia, and its component harmony, or the emphasis on positive behaviors in positive situations (e.g., complimenting somebody who has done a good job) and the de-emphasis of negative behaviors in negative situations (e.g., criticising) may be a Hispanic cultural script. Lower status individuals are not supposed to show aggression even wh…
The measurement of the etic aspects of individualism and collectivism across cultures
The dimension of individualism-collectivism, as identified by Hofstede (1980), was studied using items developed both theoretically and emically in nine diverse cultures. The dimension was found to be analysable into four stable etic factors: Individualism had two aspects (Separation from Ingroups and Self-Reliance with Hedonism) and collectivism had two aspects (Family Integrity and Interdependence with Sociability). These four factors are ortho…
Beliefs, Value Orientation, and Culture in Attribution Processes and Helping Behavior
Two experiments were conducted to investigate: (a) the influence of the "subjugation control over nature" value orientation, a dimension of cultural variation, on attribution processes; and (b) the effect of activation of beliefs associated with this value orientation on attribution processes and helping behavior. In Experiment 1, introductory psychology students were classified as either "control" or "subjugation" oriented according to scores ob…
The study of culture, ethnicity, and race in American psychology
An Etic-Emic Analysis of Individualism and Collectivism
An analysis of the responses of 1,614 subjects from 10 cultures shows that the Leung Bond procedure provides illuminating ways of extracting both strong (Separation From In-Groups, Independence, and Personal Competence) and weak (Task Orientation) eticsrelevant to individualism, and weak etics (Dependence on Others, Sociability) relevant to collectivism. Additional richness in the available information is provided when intracultural factor analys…
Peruvian mothers' knowledge and recognition of pneumonia in children under 5 years of age
Although the percentage of mothers believing they can recognize pneumonia through rapid breathing and chest retraction seems to have increased in recent years, there is still a sizable percentage of mothers who remain uninformed about pneumonia and its possible fatal consequences. Efforts need to continue to educate Peruvian mothers about the causes, recognition of the signs, and treatment of pneumonia. The results suggest that the Government of …
Cognition and emotion in human violence: From clinical to intergroup phenomena
On September 11, 2001, within the context of strained international relations, the world witnessed a horrid act of terrorism as the face of ideological warfare became materialized in the mass murder of thousands of unsuspecting, innocent civilians and the destruction of billions of dollars in property. Since then, the conflict has culminated in the onset of war with traditional war tactics in response to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Ce…
Attribution-Emotion Processes in White's Realistic Empathy Approach to Conflict and Negotiation
Emotions and the cognition-emotion linkage in conflict-related behaviors are examined in relation to White's (1985, 1986, 1991) realistic empathy approach to conflict and negotiation. An attribution-empathy model of prosocial behavior (e.g., Betancourt, 1990) and an attribution-emotion model of violence in conflict environments (e.g., Betancourt & Blair, 1992) provide the conceptual frame for articulating proposed relations among the various psyc…
Acculturation and mental health: Current findings and recommendations for future research
Attributions and emotions regarding health care mistreatment impact continuity of care among Latino and Anglo American women
Ethnic minority and lower socioeconomic status (SES) populations report less positive health care encounters and lower continuity of health care compared with higher SES and non-Latino White (Anglo) Americans. This study examined similarities and differences concerning the influence of patients' causal attributions for health care mistreatment and related emotions on continuity of health care among 335 Latin American (Latinas) and Anglo American …
Substance Abuse Among American Indians and Alaska Natives: An Integrative Cultural Framework for Advancing Research
Health professional cultural competence reduces the psychological and behavioral impact of negative healthcare encounters
Findings revealed that provider cultural competence reduces some of the consequences of negative health care encounters that are relevant to health behavior. These findings shed light on the complexity of how providers' cultural competence impacts patient behavior, highlighting the importance of including psychological variables when investigating the role of cultural competence in health behavior and outcome. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 A…
Development and validation of a scale for measuring cultural beliefs about psychotherapy patients in southern Chile
PURPOSE: Negative cultural beliefs about psychotherapy patients represent one of the barriers in the psychological help-seeking and treatment adherence. In Chile today, there is little research about specific beliefs towards this group, and therefore measuring them represents a challenge. The aim of the present study was to develop and validate an instrument to measure cultural beliefs about psychotherapy patients. METHODS: A mixed method design …
Psychology (17 works) · Social Psychology (14 works) · Social Psychology (12 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Cultural Differences and Values (7 works) · Anthropology (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Ethnic group (5 works) · Attribution (4 works) · Political science (4 works)