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R Eric Landrum¹

¹Department of Psychology, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, MS 1715, Boise, ID 83725-1715, USA. elandru@boisestate.edu

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Humility, a key aspect of positive psychology, is highly valued by others. This study developed a preliminary measure for humility, showing acceptable validity and reliability for this important psychological construct.

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Positive Psychology

Background:

Humility is a psychological construct gaining recent empirical attention.
Positive psychology emphasizes the study of humility both conceptually and empirically.

Purpose of the Study:

To review literature affirming the importance of humility and its positive social perception.
To develop a preliminary measurement tool for assessing humility.

Main Methods:

Literature review on humility.
Exploratory factor analysis for scale development.
Assessment of convergent and divergent validity and internal consistency reliability.

Main Results:

Humility is perceived positively by others.
Exploratory factor analysis identified two factors for measuring humility.
The preliminary humility measure demonstrated acceptable validity and reliability.

Conclusions:

Humility is a valued trait with positive social perception.
The developed measure shows promise for assessing humility.
Further research should explore humility's relationship with constructs like narcissism and self-esteem.