Hector Betancourt
Hector Betancourt joined the Loma Linda Graduate Department of Psychology in 1993 and served as the Founding Department Chair until 1998. Currently, he currently serves as a Professor of Psychology and Principal Investigator at Loma Linda University, in California, USA, and Universidad de La Frontera, in Chile.
Professor Betancourt has research interests in attribution theory and its applications, culture in psychological (e.g., attribution-emotion) processes, culture and psychological processes in conflict, peace, violence, and health related behaviors. In the classroom, Professor Betancourt's teaching is generally focused on social psychology, cultural psychology and social issues. The specialized courses he teaches focus on attribution theory, cross-cultural psychology, culture and psychological processes in health and social issues, and the psychological study of conflict, peace, and violence.
Primary Interests:
- Aggression, Conflict, Peace
- Applied Social Psychology
- Causal Attribution
- Culture and Ethnicity
- Health Psychology
- Helping, Prosocial Behavior
- Intergroup Relations
- Interpersonal Processes
- Prejudice and Stereotyping
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Books:
- Betancourt, H., Codeau, F., Kalawski, A., Lira, E., & Weinstein, L. (1985). Psychological ideas for democracy. Santiago, Chile: La Bicicleta.
Journal Articles:
- Amirkhan, J., Betancourt, H., Graham, S., Lopez, S., & Weiner, B. (1995). Reflections on affirmative action goals in psychology admissions. Psychological Science, 6, 140-148.
- Betancourt, H. (1997). An attribution model of social conflict and violence: From psychological to intergroup phenomena. Psykhe, 6, 3-12.
- Betancourt, H. (1990). An attribution-empathy model of helping behavior. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 16, 573-591.
- Betancourt, H., & Blair, I. (1992). An attribution-emotion model of violence in conflict situations. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 18, 343-350.
- Betancourt, H., Flynn, P. M., & Ormseth, S. R. (2011). Healthcare mistreatment and continuity of cancer screening among Latino and Anglo American women in Southern California. Women and Health, 51, 1, 1-24.
- Betancourt, H., Flynn, P. M., Riggs, M., & Garberoglio, C. (2010). A cultural research approach to instrument development: The case of breast and cervical cancer screening among Latino and Anglo women. Health Education Research, 25, 6, 991-1007.
- Betancourt, H., Hardin, C., & Manzi, J. (1992). Beliefs, value orientation, and culture in attribution processes and helping behavior. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 23, 179-195.
- Betancourt, H., & Lopez, S. (1993). The study of culture, ethnicity, and race in American psychology. American Psychologist, 48, 629-637.
- Betancourt, H., &Weiner, B. (1982). Attributions for achievement-related events, expectancy, and sentiments: A study of success and failure in Chile and the United States. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 13, 362-374.
- Flynn, P. M., Betancourt, H., & Ormseth, S. R. (2011). Culture, emotion, and cancer screening: An integrative framework for investigating health behavior. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 42, 79-90.
- Galves, C., Modeste, N., Lee, J., Betancourt, H., & Wilkins, R. (2002). Peruvian mothers? Knowledge and recognition of pneumonia in children under five years of age. Pan American Journal of Public Health, 11, 99-107.
- Koneru, V., Weisman de Mamani, A., Flynn, P., & Betancourt, H. (2007). Acculturation and mental health: Current findings and recommendations for future research. Applied and Preventive Psychology, 12, 76-96.
- Triandis, H., Betancourt, H., Iwao, S., Leung, K., Salazar, J., Setiadi, B., Sinha, J., Touzard, H., Wang, D., & Zaleski, Z. (1993). An etic-emic analysis of individualism and collectivism. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 24, 366-383.
- Triandis, H., Hui, C., Albert, R., Leung, S., Lisansky, J., Diaz, R., Plascencia, L., Marin, G., Betancourt, H., & Loyola, L. (1984). Individual models of social behavior. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 46, 1389-1404.
- Triandis, H., Marin, G., Lisansky, J., & Betancourt, H. (1984). Simpatia as a cultural script of Hispanics. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 47, 1363-1375.
Other Publications:
- Betancourt, H. (1990). An attributional approach to intergroup and international conflict. In S. Graham and V. Folks (Eds.), Applications of Attribution Theory. New York: Erlbaum.
- Betancourt, H., & Fuentes, J. (2001). Health psychology issues with Latino populations. In S. Kazarian and D. Evans (Eds.), Handbook of Cultural Health Psychology. Academic Press.
- Betancourt, H., & Hodges, M. (2010). Empathy and peace making. International Encyclopedia of Peace (Vol. 2, 53-56). London: Oxford University Press.
Courses Taught:
Hector Betancourt
Department of Psychology
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, California 92350
United States of America
- Phone: (909) 558-8708
- Fax: (909) 558-0171
