Is modesty a subdomain of humility?

• Autores: Don E. Davis, Everett L. Worthington Jr., Vanessa Placares, Stacey McElroy, Kenneth G. Rice, Elise Choe, Charles Westbrook, Joshua N. Hook, Daryl R. Van Tongeren, Cirleen DeBlaere, Peter C. Hill
• Localización: Journal of Positive Psychology, ISSN-e 1743-9779, Vol. 11, Nº. 4, 2016, págs. 439-446
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Although many scholars have sharply distinguished humility from modesty, several research teams recently conceptualized modesty as a subdomain of humility. In the present study, we compare these competing conceptualizations using confirmatory factor analyses. In Study 1, a model with general humility (i.e. second-order factor) predicting the subscales of the Relational Humility Scale (RHS) and the Modesty facet of the HEXACO-PI showed adequate fit; and modesty showed one of the stronger factor loadings on the higher order factor. In Study 2, we used a set of items designed to sharpen the potential distinction between modesty (i.e. interpersonal behavior involving moderating attention to self) and humility. Then, we tested a model with a general humility factor (i.e. second-order factor) predicting subscales of the RHS and modesty items. Once again, modesty items loaded strongly on the higher order factor.