title: Relational humility: conceptualizing and measuring humility as a personality judgment.
abstract: 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).
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284–2018, USA. don.davis@aya.yale.edu
authors.forename: Don E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Joshua N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Hook
authors.forename: Everett L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Worthington
authors.forename: Daryl R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Van Tongeren
authors.forename: Aubrey L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Gartner
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Jennings
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Emmons
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004644:Emotions; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D054541:Family Conflict; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010551:Personality; D010556:Personality Tests / Q000592:standards*; D012945:Social Values; D013334:Students; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult