psychologists found about pettiness is that it’s tightly correlated to culture.Research finds that people tend to be pettier on average in stricter cultures than in looser cultures.
For example, in places like Finland, people tend to complain less about unimportant things, such as having to drive behind a slow car.
But that doesn’t mean that the level of pettiness isn’t also affected by other factors. Someone could be living in a very flexible culture and still be petty because that’s what their family might have taught them.External factors such as your social life and education will also play a role in determining how petty you become.
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