Relational Humility

Conceptualizing and Measuring Humility as a Personality Judgment

Bibliographic Data

ID23340698
AuthorsDon E Davis (0000-0003-3169-6576), Sohna Musaad (corresponding author), Joshua N Hook (0000-0003-2645-7060), Everett L Worthington (0000-0002-5095-4588), Daryl R Van Tongeren (0000-0002-1810-9448), Aubrey L Gartner, David J Jennings, Robert A Emmons
Year2011
Volume93
Issue3
Pages225-234
Publication date2011-04-20
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Personality Assessment (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3891 • E-ISSN: 1532-7752
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00223891.2011.558871
PMID21516581
OpenAlexW21516581
LanguageEN
Citations received82
References cited36

The study of humility has progressed slowly due to measurement problems. We describe a model of relational humility that conceptualizes humility as a personality judgment. In this set of 5 studies, we developed the 16-item Relational Humility Scale (RHS) and offered initial evidence for the theoretical model. In Study 1 (N = 300), we developed the RHS and its subscales--Global Humility, Superiority, and Accurate View of Self. In Study 2, we confirmed the factor structure of the scale in an independent sample (N = 196). In Study 3, we provided initial evidence supporting construct validity using an experimental design (N = 200). In Study 4 (N = 150), we provided additional evidence of construct validity by examining the relationships between humility and empathy, forgiveness, and other virtues. In Study 5 (N = 163), we adduced evidence of discriminant and incremental validity of the RHS compared with the Honesty-Humility subscale of the HEXACO-PI (Lee & Ashton, 2004).

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