Publications by authors named "Peter Beattie"

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  • The study explored how personal relative deprivation (PRD)—the feeling of being worse off compared to similar others—affects people's explanations for outcomes in their lives, focusing on the concept of locus of control (the extent to which individuals believe they can control events).
  • Across eight studies involving 6,729 participants, results showed that those with higher PRD tended to attribute outcomes to external factors (like luck or circumstance) rather than internal factors (such as their own abilities), regardless of their socioeconomic status.
  • The findings suggest that PRD not only consistently correlates with external locus of control across different cultures but also influences how individuals interpret events in their lives, indicating a significant psychological effect
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Purpose: Could the curse of knowledge influence how antagonized we are towards political outgroups? Do we assume others know what we know but still disagree with us? This research investigates how the curse of knowledge may affect us politically, i.e., be a cause of political polarization.

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COVID-19 has drastically changed human behaviors and posed a threat to globalism by spurring a resurgence of nationalism. Promoting prosocial behavior within and across borders is of paramount importance for global cooperation to combat pandemics. To examine both self-report and actual prosocial behavior, we conducted the first empirical test of global consciousness theory in a multinational study of 35 cultures ( = 18,171 community adults stratified by age, gender, and region of residence).

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Twin studies have revealed political ideology to be partially heritable. Neurological research has shown that ideological differences are reflected in brain structure and response, suggesting a direct genotype-phenotype link. Social and informational environments, however, also demonstrably affect brain structure and response.

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Twin studies have revealed political ideology to be partially heritable. Neurological research has shown that ideological differences are reflected in brain structure and response, suggesting a direct genotype-phenotype link. Social and informational environments, however, also demonstrably affect brain structure and response.

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This qualitative study examined the delivery of Assertive Community Treatment from the perspective of service providers of 4 ACT teams in southeastern Ontario. Overall, providers were positive about their involvement with ACT. Eight tensions experienced in the context of delivering services emerged: negotiating governance structures; providing 24-hour coverage; balancing the clinical-administrative responsibilities of team leaders; accessing hospital beds; meeting local population needs; integrating treatment and rehabilitation; changing services to meet changes in the population being served; and implementing ambiguous ACT standards.

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